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== Patronymic Naming System == | == Patronymic Naming System == | ||
The patronymic naming system was used in all of Scandinavia. That means a Scandinavian's family name was formed by taking the first name of the natural father and adding sen, son, sson, søn, datter, dotter, or dottir to it. A person named Johannes Augustsen was literally "Johannes, the son of August." Maria Pedersdatter was literally, "Maria, the daughter of Peder." Because of this system, there could be many people living in the same place at the same time with the same surnames who were completely unrelated. | The patronymic naming system was used in all of Scandinavia. That means a Scandinavian's family name was formed by taking the first name of the natural father and adding sen, son, sson, søn, datter, dotter, or dottir to it. A person named Johannes Augustsen was literally "Johannes, the son of August." Maria Pedersdatter was literally, "Maria, the daughter of Peder." Because of this system, there could be many people living in the same place at the same time with the same surnames who were completely unrelated. | ||
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== Denmark == | == Denmark == | ||
See [[Denmark Personal Names]]. | See [[Denmark Personal Names]]. | ||
== Finland == | == Finland == | ||
See [[Finland Personal Names]]. | See [[Finland Personal Names]]. | ||
== Iceland == | |||
See [[Iceland Personal Names]]. | |||
==Norway== | ==Norway== | ||
See [[Norway Personal Names]]. | See [[Norway Personal Names]]. | ||
==Sweden== | ==Sweden== | ||
See [[Sweden Personal Names]]. | See [[Sweden Personal Names]]. | ||
==Given Names== | ==Given Names== | ||
For more information first names/given names, see the article [[Scandinavian Given Names]]. | For more information first names/given names, see the article [[Scandinavian Given Names]]. | ||
[[Category:Scandinavia]] | [[Category:Scandinavia]] | ||
[[Category:Personal Names]] | [[Category:Personal Names]] | ||