On Feb 21, 2011 3:40pm, Fred Enga <fenga@...> wrote:

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whatever you can do would be appreciated.Hope this is the right way to respond.I am still sort of new to all this.

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> Hei All, Just a minor adjustment to the note below. Yes, the patronymic system was in use, but the name consisted of three parts.  First name, patronym and birthplace or clan.  Therefore a name such as Syneve Larsdottir Bolli is totally possible,  The clans were the stronger families which were the major land owners.  Think of the Natt och Dag clan, a powerful Swedish clan with roots back to Viking times.  Other examples  are numerous. I have a large family tree going, mainly in Norway but including Sweden and Denmark as well as the Isle of Man and Scotland, back to about 1100 with very many examples of “family name” use of clan names. Edgar, if you wish, send me an email off list and I will see what I can dig up for you. Regards Fred Enga   From: norse_course@yahoogroups.com [mailto:norse_course@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Jørgen Sandstedt
> Sent: February-21-11 9:21 AM
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> Subject: Re: [norse_course] Old Norse Surname
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> Hei, 
> I'm not sure of the actual etymology of Bolli (and don't specialize in onomastics), but I can throw in a couple of things here. In the medieval period, Scandinavia, for the most part, practiced a patronymic naming tradition (such that everyone has a second name formulated from their father's name in the genitive plus 'son'). So, Old Norse surnames really didn't exist.
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> Also, Kristiansand is in the southernmost part of Norway (if it is the same city).
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> Sorry I couldn't be more of help,
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> JSOn Mon, Feb 21, 2011 at 4:49 PM, Edgar Widlund edwidlund@...> wrote:  Hi everyone,
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> I the Laxdaela saga ending 28 + beginning 29 from Grace,It mentions the name
> Bolli which was my mothers maiden name who was born in Christtiand in Northern
> Norway.When I was a youngster in school we were asked to write about our
> family roots.She related tales to me which went back hundreds of years.I never
> really believed them because they sounded a little fantastic to be true.But when
> I saw the name Bolli I thought that what she related to me might have a germ of
> truth.I surmise therefore that it seems to confirm her surname of an
> Old Norse surname to be true.Just thought I would throw this out.
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