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ArchivesRe: scandinavian surnames...anyone know their meaning?
in reply to a message by Sean Foglai
Sorry about that ...posted prematurely ...
Yes ...Hof is hoof ...meaning basically "horse"
Gaard, Gard, etc. is related to "garden", but means more "a piece of land" than what we typically think in English ...
Holm ...does mean something like "home", but also has a feeling of a piece of land that is owned by an individual
You need to check out a few name books and come to us with more specific names that aren't so obvious... just listing a bunch of names shows you haven't done any investigating yourself ...we like finding these, but if it simply a lack of trying on your part, we're not as interested ...we're not just a easy dumping ground ...
Yes ...Hof is hoof ...meaning basically "horse"
Gaard, Gard, etc. is related to "garden", but means more "a piece of land" than what we typically think in English ...
Holm ...does mean something like "home", but also has a feeling of a piece of land that is owned by an individual
You need to check out a few name books and come to us with more specific names that aren't so obvious... just listing a bunch of names shows you haven't done any investigating yourself ...we like finding these, but if it simply a lack of trying on your part, we're not as interested ...we're not just a easy dumping ground ...
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