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Name Quisling
Type Surname (from location)
Usage Norwegian
Scripts Quisling
Pronounced Pron. KWIZ - Lyng
Other Forms FormsKvisleling
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Meaning & History
A treacherous person who sides with opposing forces, this meaning comes from Vidkun Quisling of Norway. He helped the Germans during the German rule of Norway in the 1940's. Original meaning "One from" (-ling) "Quislemark", (quis) A romanization of the place name of Kvislemark.