Re: The meaning of surnames Arvesen, Quist, Piil
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 ...
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The meaning of surnames Arvesen, Quist, Piil  ·  M.SAGANI  ·  7/19/2004, 10:23 AM
Re: The meaning of surnames Arvesen, Quist, Piil  ·  Sean Foglai  ·  7/19/2004, 3:38 PM
Re: Pihl  ·  Anon.  ·  7/20/2004, 1:27 PM