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Truelsen Danish, Norwegian (Rare)
Means "son of Truels" in Danish.

Ueland Norwegian
Habitational name from any of several farmsteads so named in Rogaland. The first element is of uncertain origin, perhaps from Old Norse úfr ‘horned owl’; the second element is land ‘land’, ‘farmstead’.

Ulvestad Norwegian (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’.

Underberg Norwegian
Habitational name from a place named with Old Norse undir meaning "under" and berg meaning "mountain, hill".

Utne Norwegian
In Norwegian, probably has some pre-Germanic elements (i.e. before approx. 200 CE). Other place-names in the area also has an element of pre-Germanic and unknown origins. It has been suggested that it derives from "Út-tún", meaning the hamlet or farmstead that is "out"

Vaage Norwegian
Variant of Waage.

Vea Norwegian
Habitational name from any of four farmsteads so named, from the plural of Old Norse viðr meaning "wood", "tree".

Vee Norwegian
Habitational name from farmsteads named Ve, for example in Hordaland and Sogn, from Old Norse vé "sacred place".

Velten Norwegian
Norwegian habitational name from any of several farmsteads, mainly in Hedmark, derived from velte "log pile".

Vig Danish, Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Vik.

Waage Norwegian
Variant of Våge.

Wagle Norwegian
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.

Wahlberg German, Swedish, Norwegian (Rare)
Composed of German wal "field, meadow" or Swedish vall "grassy bank" and berg "mountain, hill".

Waler Norwegian

Wallem Norwegian

Wannebo Norwegian
An alternative spelling of the Norwegian surname Vannebo.

Watterud Norwegian

Weidemann Medieval German, German (Austrian), Norwegian
Weidemann is a German family name and comes from the Middle High German terms for hunter or woad farmer.... [more]

Wiig Norwegian
Variant of Vik.

Wilhelmsen Norwegian, Danish
Means "son of Wilhelm".

Winger Norwegian

Ylvisåker Norwegian (Rare)
Meaning unknown. Famous bearers of this name are the Norwegian comedy duo "Ylvis" consisting of brothers Vegard (b. 1979) and Bård Ylvisåker (b. 1982).

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