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I'm curious as to the origin of the name, and am not sure if I should be posting this here or not.
My ancestor, Anders Anderson, decided to use Berg to pass from generation to generation as gentlemen did. He then married a woman of higher ranking, and combined their names to form Bergfalk.
Does this make my last name invented?
My ancestor, Anders Anderson, decided to use Berg to pass from generation to generation as gentlemen did. He then married a woman of higher ranking, and combined their names to form Bergfalk.
Does this make my last name invented?
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I say that is sounds like an invented Swedish surname, but very unusual. Most surnames are invented and in Sweden names with Berg (mountain) and other nature words are very popular.
So Bergfalk is no more invented than other typical Swedish names like Bergström or Falk/Falck. It is just this combination which is unique.
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So Bergfalk is no more invented than other typical Swedish names like Bergström or Falk/Falck. It is just this combination which is unique.
"But it’s all right now.
I learned my lesson well.
You see you can’t please everyone
So you got to please yourself."
Rick Nelson, GardenParty
"It does not become me to make myself smaller than I am." (Edith Södergran 1891-1923)
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