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[Facts] looking for origin and meaning of STOLPSTUEN
I have in my family line from Norway/Scandinavian background, the name Stolpstuen
I am trying to find the origin and meaning of the name.two ancestors with the name:
Ole Bersvenson Stolpstuen -1780s
Johannes Olsen Stolpstuen -(1816-1896)
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Stolpe means "pole" and stue means "house; cottage", so I guess it means "timbered house".
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