Just thought someone might like this address for the history of the Great Lakes and the ships that have sailed on them. hope this works! www.hhpl.oncal/greatlakes/ other wise search in Maritime history of the Great Lakes. Nancy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bubbles" <eastonnixspam@c2i.net> To: <GEN-NORDIC-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2000 2:42 PM Subject: Re: Norwegian name spelling > Ivar S. Ertesvåg wrote in message <3A423248.140110E3@mtf.ntnu.no>... > > > > > >ArlanS@aol.com wrote: > >> > >> An easy question for you Norwegian experts from an Icelandic amateur. > >> A fairly common name in Iceland is Thorkell. In Norway, the > equivalent > >> spelling is similar, but I donâ?Tt know exactly the standard - is it > Torkel, > >> and the son would be Torkelson? Or Torkleson? > > Just a little comment here - in Norwegian it would probably be -sen, > not -son. > > -snip- > >Stenor -> Steinar, Stener? > >Baswood -> (only faint bells) Bersvend ? > >Basol -> (actually no bells) Baard ???? > > Reminds me of the English name Basil. > > Marianne > > ______________________________