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From: (Dave Hinz)
Subject: [GEN-NORDIC] Re: Given-name "Inger"
Date: 6 Aug 2001 08:45:19 -0500
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Bente og Jens () wrote:


: Dave Hinz wrote:

: >
: >
: > I'd agree that Inger is a tough one. However, sometimes spelling differences
(snip)
: > *might* give a clue towards geographical location.
: >

: I am sorry, but I think I disagree with you here, Dave. Spelling differences may
: reflect more the origin of the writer as the origin of the person in question. This
: goes for both the given names as well as the -sen/-son patronymic.

: When we find the names of our ancestors in official documents, they were very often
: written by Danes or Danish-educated people. And there was no common standard of
: spelling names before the last century, I believe. So whether it said Paal, Poul,
: Paul - who really cared?

Good points, I hadn't considered that. The recording person's background
is alot more likely to influence how it's spelled, of course.


: I can help you with some norwegian Madsens/Madsons, if you'd like to see. But OK
: then - Povel and Pelle are not typical Norwegian names. (I do know one Pelle in
: Valdres, though!)

Out of curiousity, are your Norwegian Madsens/Madsons from the southern
area? I've never seen any, in my Trondheim nor in my Hedemarkens research.

In any case, Bob now mentions that her son spoke fluent Swedish, but only
'a difficult dialect of' Norwegian; Perhaps that really means that he was
fluent in Swedish, but not real good at Norwegian? In any case, I'm still
thinking that he should be looking for his Inger on the east side of that
border.

Dave Hinz

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