Exile wrote: > Hi all, > > I am trying to trace the above surname, thanks to some wonderful help > in the past from this ng we have been abnle to determine that the name > is more likely to be of Swedish origin rather than Norwegain as we > thought. > Does anyone know of a site (if one exists even) where I can type in a > variant of the name to see what it sounds like in swedish / norwegian? > > The reason I ask is that we have 2 prime names that seem most likey > and were wondering what each would sound like to "british" ears to see > if when entering the UK an official misheard the name and therefore > wrote it down wrongly. > Longshot I know, and if anyone thinks I'm going down a pointlesss road > then please let me know. > > Take care all, > > Marc Ollosson > > exile You may be off by only one letter. The Swedish given-name Olle (name day in Sweden July 29th) would form the patronymic of Ollesson. It's easy to see how an e could change to an o if poorly written or misunderstood. Bob