Bubbles wrote: > > 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 donât 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. Not generally. Actually, "-sen" is danish. Norwegian is "-son" or "-søn" However, the Danish "-sen" has replaced "-søn". About 1 of 10 of patronymic surnames in Norway today are -son names, and about 9 of 10 are -sen names. > > -snip- > >Stenor -> Steinar, Stener? > >Baswood -> (only faint bells) Bersvend ? > >Basol -> (actually no bells) Baard ???? > > Reminds me of the English name Basil. > > Marianne Ivar S. Ertesvåg