Hej....Hilsen Martha......I was informed that Lien means hill side so looks like you are on right track...My relatives were from a gard (farm) lien in Buskerud....there may also be a Lien farm(s) in Oppland. My relatives took the etternavn (added last name) Lien when they came to South Dakota, then changed it to Lee..... ........ Erwin Anderson >From: Martha J Hicks <mjhicks1@juno.com> >Reply-To: VALDRES-L@rootsweb.com >To: VALDRES-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [VALDRES-L] Meaning of the "Lien" Farm Name? >Date: Sat, 17 Feb 2001 17:54:07 -0800 > >Hi! > >Referring to the "Lien" farm in Vang, I would like to know if there is a >translation or meaning of the word/name "Lien." Someone told me a long >time ago that Li means "wooded hillside," and the "a" in "Lia" means >"the" wooded hillside or something like that. I would really appreciate >it if anyone can tell me whether there is a known translation or meaning >of the farm name. And, how did the name originate? (I know the Lien >farm was called Septon prior to about 1830.) Some of my relatives have >the "Lien" surname and I was hoping to be able to tell them what their >surname means, if that is possible. > >Thank you! > >Martha Hicks > > >==== VALDRES Mailing List ==== >VALDRES SAMBAND web page at http://www.valdressamband.org >Future Stevne's >June 22-24, 2000 - Kelly Inn - St. Cloud, MN >June 14-16, 2001 - Decorah, IA >June 20-22, 2002 - Oaks Hotel - Sioux Falls, SD > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com

----- Original Message ----- From: "E Anderson" <frandefors@hotmail.com> To: <VALDRES-L@rootsweb.com> > or JADOLVA@aol.com > > I was told that a "Lien" referred to a clearing on a hillside--that as the population of Norway would increase people needed to clear more land and you would find more names with Lien or Rud (a clearing ) in them.