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Re: Lundsted
by Anon. (guest)
8/16/2004, 1:34 PM
in reply to a message by Alleigh Shaw-Lusted
I think Lusted and Lunsted both derive from the Scandanavian surname Lundsted. I guess it's from a toponym.
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- Anon. (guest)   +1
8/22/2004, 3:44 PM
Sted in Denmark is a cottage.
Lund means grove.
So it's really more a farm-name than a place-name.
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- Sean Foglai (guest)
8/22/2004, 9:23 PM
Sted can also mean a little more ...like 'homestead' ...a place that's owned ...or something similar ...
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