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Norwegian names are used in the country of Norway in northern Europe. See also about Scandinavian names.
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AANorwegian
Derived from aa, an obsolete spelling of Norwegian å "small river, stream".
AABERGDanish, Norwegian
Danish and Norwegian cognate of ÅBERG.
AABYNorwegian, Danish
From a place called Aaby or Åby, from Old Norse á "small river, stream" and býr "farm".
AADLANDNorwegian
Derived from a place called Ådland, from Old Norse Árland "land by the river".
AAMODTNorwegian
Combination of aa, an obsolete spelling of Norwegian å "small river, stream" and møte "meeting".
AARHUSNorwegian
Derived from any of the farms so named, from Old Norse á "river" and hús "house, farmstead".
AASNorwegian, Danish
Variant spelling of ÅS.
AASENNorwegian
Means "the ridge" in Norwegian. Definite singular form of AAS.
ÅKERSwedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
From Swedish and Norwegian åker "plowed field".
ALFSENNorwegian
Norwegian cognate of ALFSSON.
ALFSTADNorwegian (Rare)
Possibly a combination of the given name Alf and stad "city, town".
ANDRESENNorwegian
Means "son of ANDRE".
ÅSSwedish, Norwegian, Danish
Means "ridge, hill" in the Scandinavian languages.
AUNENorwegian
Derived from Old Norse auðn "wasteland, desolate place".
BAKKENorwegian
Means "slope, hillside" in Norwegian.
BAKKENNorwegian
Definite singular form of BAKKE.
BAYDanish, Norwegian (Rare)
Likely a reduced form of German BAYER.
BENDTSDATTERDanish (Archaic), Norwegian (Archaic)
Strictly feminine patronymic for Bendt.
BIRKELANDNorwegian
Derived from Old Norse birki "birch" and land "farm, land". Birkeland is the name of a village and parish in western Norway. The parish got it's name from an old farm. The parish church was built on the same spot where the farm once was.
BØNorwegian
Variant of BØE. A notable bearer is Norwegian biathlete Tarjei Bø (b. 1988).
BØENorwegian
Derived from Old Norse býr "farm, village, settlement" or búa "to reside".
BØENNorwegian
Habitational name from the common farm name Bøen, simply meaning "the farm" (ultimately derived from Old Norse býr "farm, village, settlement" and the definite article -en).
BOMENGENEnglish (American), Norwegian (Rare)
Name created from during immigration from Norway to the United States in either the late 19th or early 20th century meaning, "The farm with the big gate."
BONDENorwegian (Rare)
From a farm named Bonde, named with Old Norse bóndi "farmer" and vin "meadow".
BORGEDALENNorwegian (Rare)
Combination of Norwegian borg "fortification, castle" and dal "valley".
BORSHEIMNorwegian (Rare)
Habitational name from either of two farmsteads in Norway: Borsheim in Rogaland and Børsheim in Hordaland. Borsheim is a combination of an unknown first element and Norwegian heim "home", while Børsheim is a combination of Old Norse byrgi "fence, enclosure" and heim.
BRAGERNorwegian (Rare)
From the name of any of the various farmsteads in eastern Norway, which may have derived their name from a river name meaning "roaring", "thundering".
BRÅTHENNorwegian
Derived from Old Norse broti "land cleared for cultivation by burning". This was a common farm name in southeastern Norway.
BREKKENorwegian
Derived from Old Norse brekka meaning "hill, slope".
BREVIKNorwegian
Habitational name from any of several farms named Brevik, from Norwegian bred "broad" and vik "bay".
CLEVELANDNorwegian (Anglicized)
Americanized spelling of Norwegian Kleiveland or Kleveland, habitational names from any of five farmsteads in Agder and Vestlandet named with Old Norse kleif "rocky ascent" or klefi "closet" (an allusion to a hollow land formation) and land "land".
CONRADIGerman, Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Derived from a patronymic from the given name Konrad.
DAAELiterature, Norwegian, Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Norwegian surname, originating in Trondheim in the 17th century. Also a variant of Daa, the name of a Danish noble family which originated in Southern Jutland in the 14th century. ... [more]
DALENorwegian, Danish
Habitational name from any of the various farmsteads called Dale in Norway. Derived from Old Norse dalr "valley".
DRAGNorwegian (Rare)
Habitational name from any of several farms named Drag. The place name is related to Old Norse draga "to pull" (compare modern Norwegian dra with the same meaning) and originally denoted a place where boats were pulled along a river or across an isthmus.
ECKLANDEnglish (Rare), Norwegian (Anglicized, Rare, Expatriate), Swedish (Anglicized, Expatriate)
Possibly a variant of Ecklund. It might also be an anglicization of the rare Swedish surname Ekland or of a Norwegian name derived from several farmsteads named with eik "oak" and land "land".
EGELANDNorwegian
From the name of several farmsteads in Norway named with Norwegian eik "oak" and land "land".
EGNERNorwegian (Rare)
From the name of a farm in Norway, of unknown origin. A known bearer was Norwegian playwright Thorbjørn Egner (1912-1990).
EIDENorwegian
Derived from Old Norse eið "isthmus".
EIDSNESSNorwegian (Expatriate)
From Old Norse eið "isthmus" and nes "headland". This was the name of a farmstead in Norway.
EKERNNorwegian (Rare)
From Old Norse ekra "meadow, field". This was the name of a farmstead in Norway.
ELLEFSENNorwegian
Means "son of Ellef".
ELLINGSENNorwegian
Means "son of ELLING".
ENGSwedish, Norwegian
Derived from Old Norse eng "meadow".
ENGELSENNorwegian
Means "son of Engel".
ENGENNorwegian, Dutch
Norwegian habitational name. Singular definite form of ENG.... [more]
ENGLANDNorwegian (Rare)
From the name of several farms in Norway, named with Old Norse eng "meadow" and land "land".
EVENSENNorwegian
Means "son of EYVIND".
FALKENBERGGerman, Danish, Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Habitational name from any of several places named from Old High German falk "falcon" and berg "mountain, hill".
FETTNorwegian (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse fit "land, shore". This was the name of several farmsteads in Norway.
FINSTADNorwegian
Means "Finn's farmstead", from the given name Finn (2) and Old Norse staðr "farmstead, dwelling". This was the name of several farms in Norway.
FISKEEnglish, Norwegian
From the traditionally Norwegian habitational surname, from the Old Norse fiskr "fish" and vin "meadow". In England and Denmark it was a surname denoting someone who was a "fisherman" or earned their living from selling fish.
FIVELANDNorwegian (Rare)
From the name of a farm in Norway named with the word fivel possibly meaning "cottongrass, bog cotton". This plant grows in abundance in the marshy land near the location of the farm.
FLONorwegian
Famous bearers include Norwegian footballers and relatives Tore Andre, Håvard, and Jostein Flo of the Norwegian national team that upset Brazil twice in both a friendly in 1997 and a 1998 World Cup group match.
FLOBERGSwedish, Norwegian (Rare)
Of uncertain origin. Could possibly be combination of flo, an unexplained element (but probably either ornamental or locational), and berg "mountain", or a habitational name from a place so named.
FØRDENorwegian
From Old Norse fyrði dative form of fjórðr "fjord". This was the name of several farmsteads in Norway.
FORRENNorwegian
Habitational name from a farmstead in Trøndelag, so named from a river name derived from a word meaning ‘hollow’, ‘gorge’.
FRAYEnglish, French, Norwegian
Meaning "peace" or "brother," descended from the French term "Frere" in turn descended from the name of ancient Norse deity Frey, the deity of peace and prosperity.
GJESSINGNorwegian, Danish
Used in Norway and Denmark since the 1600s. Probably of German origin.
GRIMMAnglo-Saxon, English, German, Danish, Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
From a nickname for a stern and forbidding individual, derived from the Old High German word grim "stern, severe". Or possibly from the given name GRÍMR derived from Old Norse gríma "mask, helmet"... [more]
HAALANDNorwegian
Habitational name from any of numerous farmsteads named Haaland or Håland, in Agder and southwestern Norway, notably in the county of Rogaland. The farm name is from Old Norse Hávaland, from Old Norse hár meaning "high" + land meaning "farm".
HAMMERSMEDNorwegian (Archaic, ?), Danish (Archaic, ?)
Occupational name for a blacksmith, from Danish & Norwegian hammer, 'hammer' and smed, 'smith'. See Hammersmith
HAUGNorwegian
From Old Norse haugr "hill, mound". See HAUGEN.
HAUGANNorwegian
Originates from a Farm name. Haugan comes from the Old Norse word haugr which can be translatd to "hill" or "mound".
HAUGENorwegian
Habitational name from any of numerous farmsteads named Hauge, from the dative singular of Old Norse haugr "hill, mound".
HAUGLANDNorwegian
From Old Norse haugr "hill, mound" and land "farmstead, land".
HAUKEBØNorwegian
A combination of Norwegian hauk, derived from Old Norse haukr, "hawk" and bø, derived from Old Norse bœr, "farm". The meaning refers to hawks sitting abode; as on the roof of a barn.
HELLANDNorwegian
The Old Norse name element -land meaning "country, land" combined with either Old Norse hella "flat rock" or hellir "cave". ... [more]
HJERMSTADNorwegian (Rare)
Hjerm means royal swords, stad means place. So Hjermstad means "place for the King's swords".
HJORNEVIKNorwegian
Named after the town of Hjørnevik, Norway
HOLMSwedish, Norwegian, Danish, English
Derived from Old Norse holmr, meaning "islet".
HOLTEREnglish, German, Norwegian
Derived from English holt meaning "small wood". A topographic name for someone who lived near a small wooden area, as well as a habitational name from a place named with that element.
HOPPERSTADNorwegian
Probably a habitational name from a farm name in Norway.
HOVDANorwegian
Habitational name from the many farmsteads in Norway named Hovda. Derived from Old Norse hófði "rounded peak", itself derived from Old Norse hofuð "head".
INGEBRETSENNorwegian
Patronymic from the German personal name Engelbrecht.
INGEBRETSONNorwegian
Patronymic from the German personal name Engelbrecht.
INGEBRITSONNorwegian
Patronymic from the German personal name Engelbrecht.
ISLANDNorwegian
Habitational name from any of four farmsteads so named. The origin of their name is not certain; it may be a compound of is "ice" and land "land" or from Island "Iceland" (the name of the country).
IVERSENNorwegian
Means "son of IVER".
JENSDATTERNorwegian, Danish
Strictly feminine patronymic of Jens.
KANEIrish, Norwegian
From the anglicized Irish surname Cathan, meaning "warlike." In Norway, it's used as a noble name.
KEYNNorwegian (Rare)
Derived from the Norwegian word for "strong pillar".
KJÆRDanish, Norwegian
Topographic name for someone living near a wetland. Derived from Old Norse kjarr "swamp, bog".
KJELLANorwegian (?)
Meaning unknown, but it might be related to the given name Kjell.
KJELLBERGSwedish, Norwegian (Rare)
Old Norse kelda or Swedish källa, both meaning "spring (geology)", combined with berg "mountain, hill".
KOLDENGerman, Norwegian
From Middle Low German kolt, kolde ‘cold’, a nickname for an unfriendly person; alternatively, it may be a habitational name, a shortened form of Koldenhof ‘cold farm’ in Mecklenburg (standardized form: Kaltenhof, a frequent place name in northern Germany, East Prussia, Bavaria, and Württemberg).Norwegian: habitational name from a farm called Kolden, from Old Norse kollr ‘rounded mountain top’.
KROGNorwegian, Danish
Habitational name from places named with krog "corner, bend".
LANDEFrench, Norwegian, Jewish
French: topographic name for someone living on a heath, lande (from Gaulish landa ‘space’, ‘land’), or a habitational name from any of numerous minor places named La Lande from this word.... [more]
LANGELANDNorwegian
Derived from the elements lang meaning "long" and land meaning "land" or "farmstead".
LARSDATTERNorwegian, Danish
Strictly feminine patronymic for Lars.
LAURSENGerman, Norwegian, Danish
Norwegian, Danish, and North German: patronymic from Laur, a short form of Lawrence.
LIENorwegian
Variant spelling of Li. Derived from Old Norse hlíð "hillside, mountain slope".
LIENNorwegian
Variant of LIE.
LINDEGerman, Dutch, Jewish, Spanish, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Topographic name for someone who lived by a conspicuous lime tree, from Middle High German, Dutch linde, Scandinavian lind. There are several places, especially in North Germany, named with this word... [more]
LØKKENNorwegian
Habitational name from any of numerous farmsteads so called. Derived from Old Norse lykkja "enclosure".
LUNNNorwegian, English
Derived from Lund, which in turn comes from the Old Norse lundr, meaning "grove of trees".
LYNGSTADNorwegian
Anni-Frid Lyngstad (b. 1945) is a Norwegian-born Swedish singer and former member of ABBA.
MANUSNorwegian (Hispanicized)
Hispanicized variant of Magnussen. This was the surname of Norwegian World War II resistance fighter Max Manus, whose father spent much of his life living in Hispanophone countries.
MARTINSENNorwegian, Danish
Norwegian and Danish patronymic of Martin.
MELBYNorwegian
Modern form of Meðalbýr meaning "middle farm", a combination of Old Norse meðal "middle" and býr "farm".
MIKKELBORGNorwegian
Norwegian variant of the originally German surname MECKLENBURG, which came to Norway during the hanseatic era.
MOENorwegian
Means "sandy ground" in Norwegian.
MOENNorwegian
Means "the sandy ground" in Norwegian.
MOSSINGNorwegian
Habitational name from a farm name in Trøndelag, probably named with mose meaning "moss" + vin meaning "meadow".
MYHRENorwegian
Derived from Norwegian myr "bog, swamp".
MYKLEBUSTNorwegian
Derived from Old Norse Myklibólstaðr meaning "large farm". From mikill "large" and bólstaðr "farm".
NANSENDanish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Patronymic name derived from an unknown given name.
NORDAHLNorwegian, Swedish
The surname derives from a place name in Sunnmøre, Norway. Meaning from Old Norse norðr ''north'' and dalr ''dale'', ''valley''.
NYGÅRDNorwegian, Swedish
Means "new farm". A combination of ny "new" and gård "farm, yard".
NYLANDNorwegian
Combination of Norwegian ny "new" and land "land, yard".
ØDEGÅRDNorwegian
Means "deserted farm" in Norwegian. A combination of øde "deserted, empty" and gård "farm, yard".
ODLANDNorwegian
Habitational name from any of several farmsteads in Rogaland and Hordaland named Odland, from Old Norse Árland, a compound of á ‘small river’ (or another first element of uncertain origin) + land ‘land’, ‘farm’.
OLAFNorwegian
From the name Olaf.
OPPEGÅRDNorwegian
Habitational name meaning "upper farm". Derived from Old Norse uppi "upper" and garðr "farm, yard". This was the name of several farmsteads in Norway. ... [more]
ØSTBYNorwegian
Habitational name from farmsteads in Norway named Østby or Austby. Derived from Old Norse aust "east" and býr "farm, village".
ØSTHAGENNorwegian
An uncommon Norwegian surname of uncertain origin. It is most likely a locational name, derived from Norwegian øst, 'east' and hagen, 'enclosure'. ... [more]
OVERSONDanish, Norwegian
Altered spelling of Oveson, itself a patronymic from the personal name Ove, a Danish form of the older Aghi, with a second element possibly meaning "spear".
PAULSENNorwegian, Danish
Means "son of PAUL".
PRYTZSwedish, Norwegian
Swedish and Norwegian surname, possibly of German origin.
QUISLINGNorwegian
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.
REKDALNorwegian
The name of people from the small town Rekdal in West-Norway. Former footballer Kjetil Rekdal (1968- ) is the most known person from there.
ROENorwegian
Habitational surname for any of the several farmsteads named Roe or Røe, derived from the Old Norse ruð meaning "clearing".
ROISUMNorwegian
Habitational name from the farmstead in Sogn named Røysum, from the dative plural of Old Norse reysi ‘heap of stones’.
RØNNINGNorwegian
From Old Norse Ryðningr, from ruð "clearing".
ROSENBORGNorwegian
Norwegian form of Rosenberg.
ROSSINGNorwegian
ross (came from scotland) ing - added in Norway
RUDENorwegian, German
German: From a pet form of a personal name formed with Old High German hrōd "fame", for example Rudolf or Rüdiger. See also Ruhe.... [more]
SÆTHERNorwegian
Derived from Old Norse sætr "farm".
SANDEnglish, Scottish, Norwegian, Swedish, Danish, German, Jewish
Topographic name for someone who lived on patch of sandy soil, from the vocabulary word sand. As a Swedish or Jewish name it was often purely ornamental.
SANDENorwegian
Habitational name from any of forty or more farmsteads so named, especially on the west coast, from the dative case of Old Norse sandr meaning "sand", "sandy plain", "beach".
SANDVIKNorwegian, Swedish
A combination of sand "sand" and vik "bay, inlet".
SAXEnglish, Norwegian
English from an Old Norse personal name, Saxi meaning ‘sword’.
SCHAUNorwegian
Variant of SKAU.
SEEHUUSNorwegian
Norwegian for "house by the sea."
SELLANDNorwegian
From the Old Norse habitational name Seljuland, from selja "willow" and land "land", "farm".
SEMNorwegian
Norwegian: habitational name from any of about fifteen farms so named, a variant of Seim.
SETHERNorwegian
Habitational name from any of numerous farmsteads named Seter or Sæter.
SKARSTADNorwegian
From a farm named Skarstad
SKAUNorwegian, Danish
Ultimately derived from Old Norse skógr "forest".
SKEIENorwegian
From Old Norse skeið "race, horse race".
SKELTONEnglish, German, Norwegian (Rare)
Habitational name from places in Cumbria and Yorkshire, England, originally named with the same elements as Shelton, but with a later change of ‘s’ to ‘sk’ under Scandinavian influence.
SKOGNorwegian, Swedish
Means "forest" in Norwegian and Swedish.
SMEDNorwegian, Swedish, Danish
Scandinavian cognate of Smith.
SOLHEIMNorwegian
Means "home of the sun" in Norwegian. A combination of sol "sun" and heim "home".... [more]
SØRENSDATTERDanish, Norwegian
Strictly feminine patronymic of Søren.
SORLIENorwegian
Habitational name from a common farm name, Sørli, composed of the elements sør ‘south’ + li ‘slope’, ‘hillside’.
STAVIGNorwegian
Combination of Old Norse stafr "pole" and vik "bay". This was the name of a farmstead in Norway.
STENSETHNorwegian
habitational name from any of numerous farmsteads, notably in eastern Norway, named Steinset, from either the noun stein ‘stone’ or the same word as a personal name + set ‘farmstead’.... [more]
STOLTENBERGGerman, Norwegian
Habitational name from places so called in Pomerania and Rhineland. A famous bearer is Jens Stoltenberg (b. 1959), Prime Minister of Norway 2000-2001 and 2005-2013.
STORMEnglish, German, Dutch, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian (Rare)
Nickname for a man of blustery temperament, from Middle English, Middle Low German, storm, Old Norse stormr meaning "storm".
STORMONorwegian
Habitational name from any of numerous farmsteads, notably in northern Norway, so named from stor meaning "big" + mo meaning "moor", "heath".
STRØMNorwegian, Danish
Means "stream" in Norwegian and Danish. ... [more]
TAKVAMNorwegian
Literally: "Thanks For"
TANGENNorwegian
Tangen is a village in south-east Norway.
THEISENGerman, Danish, Norwegian
German, Danish, and Norwegian: patronymic from a reduced form of the personal name Matthias or Mathies (see Matthew).
TOLLEFSENNorwegian
From a patronymic from Tollef, a variant of Torleiv, from Old Norse þorleifr (see TORLEIF).
TONNESENNorwegian
Means "son of Tonnes", Tonnes or Tønne(s) being a Norwegian short form of Antonius.
TORPNorwegian, Swedish, Danish
Scandinavian form of THORPE.
TROFTGRUBENNorwegian
This last name is common in North Dakota.
TVEITNorwegian
Norwegian habitational name derived from Old Norse þveit "clearing".
ULVESTADNorwegian (Rare)
Habitational name from any of five farmsteads, most in western Norway, named from Old Norse ulfr meaning ‘wolf’ + staðir, plural of staðr meaning ‘farmstead’, ‘dwelling’.
UNDERBERGNorwegian
Habitational name from a place named with Old Norse undir meaning "under" and berg meaning "mountain, hill".
VÆRNESNorwegian
Værnes is a village in the municipality of Stjørdal in Nord-Trøndelag county in Mid-Norway. The original spelling of the village's name was Vannes and it is a combination of var "calm, quiet" and nes "headland"... [more]
VEANorwegian
Habitational name from any of four farmsteads so named, from the plural of Old Norse viðr meaning "wood", "tree".
VEENorwegian
Habitational name from farmsteads named Ve, for example in Hordaland and Sogn, from Old Norse vé "sacred place".
VELTENNorwegian
Norwegian habitational name from any of several farmsteads, mainly in Hedmark, named with velte ‘log pile’.
VIKNorwegian, Swedish
Derived from Old Norse vík "bay, inlet".
WAGLENorwegian
A habitational name derived from farmsteads in Rogaland named Vagle, from the Old Norse vagl meaning a '‘perch’' or '‘roost'’, referring to a high ridge between two lakes.
WAHLBERGGerman, Swedish, Norwegian
Wahlberg is a topographic surname composed of German wal "field, meadow" and berg "mountain, hill".
WOLFEnglish, German, Danish, Norwegian, Jewish, Scottish, Irish, Swedish, Dutch, Welsh, Flemish
From the Old English & German wulf and other Germanic cognates, all meaning 'wolf, wild dog'. (Swedish, Norwegian & Danish ulv, Scots wouf, Yiddish volf & Dutch wolf)... [more]
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