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. -snip- >Stenor -> Steinar, Stener? >Baswood -> (only faint bells) Bersvend ? >Basol -> (actually no bells) Baard ???? Reminds me of the English name Basil. Marianne