Re: The meaning of surnames Arvesen, Quist, Piil
by Sean Foglai (guest)
7/19/2004, 3:38 PM
Using my Norwegian dictionary ...Arve, I believe means to inherit or succeed and of course, the last syllable -sen denotes "son" ...
Quist, I think means "twig" ...
And Piil, I don't recognize the double 'ii', but there is a Norwegian (and modern Norwegian is descended from a form of Danish) word pil that can mean willow, or possibly arrow ...
Best I can do ...