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Denise

Sletten

Legg inn av Denise » 04 feb 2005 19:28:43

Can anyone tell me what this name means in english? JUst wondering, I
married into the name and am interested.
Thanks

Olaf

Re: [GEN-NORDIC] Sletten

Legg inn av Olaf » 04 feb 2005 20:20:05

Hi Denise!
Slette means a plain or level, flat land. The -n is the definite article, so
Sletten = 'the flat land'
Sometimes it is suffixed to a farm name to indicate a subfarm.
Olaf


Can anyone tell me what this name means in english? JUst wondering, I
married into the name and am interested.
Thanks

Denise

Re: [GEN-NORDIC] Sletten

Legg inn av Denise » 04 feb 2005 21:33:24

Thanks

Ole Dorch

Re: [GEN-NORDIC] Sletten

Legg inn av Ole Dorch » 04 feb 2005 22:14:22

Slette means a plain or level, flat land. The -n is the definite article,
so
Sletten = 'the flat land'
Sometimes it is suffixed to a farm name to indicate a subfarm.

and in Denmark it is the name of about 7 different geographical places/urban
districts, and a surname for about 88 people today, who probably got their
surname from at least one of the places.

Ole Dorch

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