Suffix to Norwegian surname?

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Donald L. Hendrix

Suffix to Norwegian surname?

Legg inn av Donald L. Hendrix » 21 nov 2006 23:28:16

I am researching two Norwegian surnames which both end in 'vaag.' Can
anyone tell me if this suffix stands for a geographical entity, etc?

olaf

Re: Suffix to Norwegian surname?

Legg inn av olaf » 21 nov 2006 23:57:13

Hi Donald!
The term 'vaag' (modern våg) means a bay.
Olaf


I am researching two Norwegian surnames which both end in 'vaag.' Can
anyone tell me if this suffix stands for a geographical entity, etc?

Donald L. Hendrix

Re: Suffix to Norwegian surname?

Legg inn av Donald L. Hendrix » 22 nov 2006 19:07:47

Thanks, Olaf! I had suspected that 'vaag' stemed from the name for a
geographical entity, as second of of the two names in which I am interested
(Nesvaag and Gjovaag) is also the name of a small island near Bergen from
which this family originated.


"olaf" <kringhaug@shaw.ca> wrote in message
news:mailman.207.1164149872.22297.gen-nordic@rootsweb.com...
Hi Donald!
The term 'vaag' (modern våg) means a bay.
Olaf


I am researching two Norwegian surnames which both end in 'vaag.' Can
anyone tell me if this suffix stands for a geographical entity, etc?







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Re: Suffix to Norwegian surname?

Legg inn av 8317 » 26 nov 2006 23:36:36

If you search for the questioned farmnames In i.e the cencus of 1900 http://www.rhd.uit.no/folketellinger/fo ... ger_e.aspx you will find several persons at at the farm Nesvaag. When searching for Gjovaag you must use the norwegian spelling Gjøvaag you will also find several persons there.

Nesvaag is a farm in Province Rogaland and Municipality Sokndal

Gjøvaag is a farm in Province Hordaland and Municipality Tysnes

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Jan Sigbjørn Larsen

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