Behind the Name: Scandinavian Surnames (page 2)

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this field understands simple boolean logic
- force a term to be included by preceding it with a + sign
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- example: +greek +(legend myth) -zeus will match Greek names of myths or legends not about Zeus
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ROLVSSON Norwegian
Means "son of ROLF".

RUNDSTRÖM Swedish
From a Swedish place name meaning "round stream".

RUPERTSSON Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of RUPERTSON.

RUUD Norwegian
Derived from Old Norse ruð meaning "clearing".

SIGURDSSON Icelandic
Means "son of SIGURÐUR".

SIGURÐSSON Icelandic
Means "son of SIGURÐUR".

SILJE Norwegian
Derived from the given name SILJE.

SIMONSEN Danish, Norwegian
Means "son of SIMON (1)".

SIMONSSON Swedish
Swedish form of SIMONSON.

SKJEGGESTAD Norwegian
Means "Skjegge's place" or "the bearded one's place" from Norwegian skjegge "beard" and stad "town, place".

SKOVGAARD Danish
Means "dweller in a farm near the woods" from Danish skov "wood" and gård "farm".

SOLBERG Danish, German, Norwegian, Swedish
From the Germanic elements sol "sun" combined with berg "mountain".

SÖRENSEN Swedish
Swedish form of SØRENSEN.

SØRENSEN Danish, Norwegian
Means "son of SØREN".

SORENSON Danish, Swedish
Anglicized form of SØRENSEN or SÖRENSSON.

SÖRENSSON Swedish
Swedish form of SØRENSEN.

SPILLUM Norwegian
Originally denoted a person from Spillum, Norway.

STEENSEN Danish, Norwegian
Means "son of STEEN".

STEFANSEN Danish
Means "son of STEFAN".

STEFÁNSSON Icelandic
Means "son of STEFÁN".

STEFANSSON Swedish
Means "son of STEFAN".

STEFFENSEN Danish
Means "son of STEFFEN".

STEINSSON Icelandic
Means "son of STEIN".

STENBERG Danish, Swedish
Derived from Swedish sten "stone" and berg "mountain".

STENDAHL Swedish
Derived from Swedish sten "stone" and dahl, an old spelling of the modern day dal "valley".

STENGER Danish, German
Occupational name for a post maker, from German stange "pole".

STIGSSON Swedish
Means "son of STIG".

STORSTRAND Norwegian
Originally denoted someone from Storstrand farm, Norway, derived from stor meaning "big" and strand meaning "beach".

STRAND Danish, German, Norwegian, Swedish
From the Middle Low German word strand meaning "sea shore". It was originally given to someone who lived on or near the sea.

SUNDÉN Swedish
Means "sound, strait" from Old Norse sund.

SVENDSEN Danish, Norwegian
Means "son of SVEND".

SVENSON Swedish
Variant of SVENSSON.

SVENSSON Swedish
Means "son of SVEN".

SWENHAUGEN Norwegian
Originally a name for a person from Swenhaugen, Norway.

TENNFJORD Norwegian
Originally denoted a person from Tennfjord, Norway.

ÞÓRIRSSON Icelandic
Means "son of ÞÓRIR".

THORN English, Danish
Originally applied to a person who lived in or near a thorn bush.

THORSEN Danish, Norwegian
Means "son of THOR".

TJÄDER Swedish
Means "wood grouse" in Swedish.

TÓMASSON Icelandic
Means "son of TÓMAS".

TOMASSON Swedish
Means "son of TOMAS".

TROELSEN Danish
Means "son of TROELS".

ULFSSON Swedish
Means "son of ULF".

VÅNG Swedish
Swedish variant of WANG (3).

VANG (1) Norwegian, Danish
Variant of WANG (3).

VERNERSEN Danish
Means "son of VERNER".

VICTORSSON Swedish
Means "son of VICTOR".

VILHJÁLMSSON Icelandic
Means "son of VILHJÁLMUR".

VINTER Danish, Norwegian, Swedish
Scandinavian variant of WINTER.

VOLL (1) Norwegian
Originally indicated a person who lived in a meadow, from Old Norse vǫllr "meadow, field".

VOLLAN Norwegian
Variant of VOLL (1).

WALTERSSON Swedish
Variant of WALTERSON.

WANG (3) German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
From Old High German wang or Old Norse vangr meaning "grassy slope, meadow".

WESTERBERG Swedish
Derived from Swedish väster "west" and berg "mountain".

WINTER English, German, Swedish
From Old English winter or Old High German wintar meaning "winter". This was a nickname for a person with a cold personality.

WINTHER Danish, Swedish
Danish and Swedish variant of WINTER.

WOLFF German, Danish, Norwegian, Jewish
Variant of WOLF.

WUOPIO Swedish
Means uncertain, possibly refers to a dweller in a narrow bay with steep shores.

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	Usage
	Initial letter
	Source
	Meaning	expand search to ancestral names the meaning is anything from the name's write-up that is surrounded by "double quotes" separate search terms with spaces search for an exact phrase by surrounding it with double quotes example: "lord of the rings" will match names from the novel 'The Lord of the Rings' this field understands simple boolean logic force a term to be included by preceding it with a + sign force a term to be excluded by preceding it with a - sign example: +greek +(legend myth) -zeus will match Greek names of myths or legends not about Zeus expand search to ancestral names: meanings for names further up the family tree will be included in the search
	Description	ignore name meanings the description is the meaning and history write-up for the name separate search terms with spaces search for an exact phrase by surrounding it with double quotes example: "lord of the rings" will match names from the novel 'The Lord of the Rings' this field understands simple boolean logic force a term to be included by preceding it with a + sign force a term to be excluded by preceding it with a - sign example: +greek +(legend myth) -zeus will match Greek names of myths or legends not about Zeus ignore name meanings: keywords from the name meanings are ignored
	Origin
	Length
	Syllables	syllables can only be counted in names that have been assigned pronunciations names without pronunciations are excluded from results
	Pattern	the pattern will be compared to the name * is a wildcard that will match zero or more letters example: oo will match names which contain oo _ is a wildcard that will match exactly one letter example: __z will match names which have two letters and then a z
	Sound	case sensitive see the pronunciation key for a guide on how to write the sounds sounds can only be searched in names that have been assigned pronunciations names without pronunciations are excluded from results * is a wildcard that will match zero or more letters in the pronunciation example: lee will match names which end with the sound lee* (s) will match exactly one syllable in the pronunciation example: (s)(s)rah will match names which have two syllables and then the sound rah (c) will match a consonant (k) will match a consonant or consonant cluster (v) will match a vowel (p) will match a plosive or stop consonant (p) will match a fricative consonant (n) will match a nasal consonant case sensitive: check this if you wish distinguish between unstressed lowercase sounds and stressed uppercase sounds
	Related name
	Relationship	expand search to ancestral names the "relationship" is how the name relates to its parent name example: searching for diminutive will return Betsy because it is a diminutive of its parent Elizabeth selecting *(all core forms)* will exclude peripheral forms such as diminutives, short forms, and combinations expand search to ancestral names: relationships between names further up the family tree will be included
	Popularity
	Namesake
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