{"id":610,"date":"2010-10-26T01:22:03","date_gmt":"2010-10-26T01:22:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/?p=610"},"modified":"2010-10-26T01:22:03","modified_gmt":"2010-10-26T01:22:03","slug":"norwegian-first-names-norske-fornavn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/norwegian-first-names-norske-fornavn\/","title":{"rendered":"Norwegian first names-norske fornavn"},"content":{"rendered":"

Now that you have learned about norske etternavn<\/strong>, it only makes sense to learn about norske fornavn<\/strong>. \u00a0There are many different origins of norske fornavn<\/strong>, such as biblical, historical, mythological, descriptive, or place-related. \u00a0Nearly every navn<\/strong> has a meaning which can be understood in most cases by simply picking up an ordbok<\/strong> (dictionary) or a\u00a0bibel<\/strong> (Bible). \u00a0Prior to kristendom <\/strong>(Christianity) in Norway, navn<\/strong> typically derived from mythology, place, or from a plante<\/strong> (plant), dyr<\/strong> (animal), or farge<\/strong> (color), to name a few. \u00a0Norske kristne<\/strong> (Christian) navn look similar to kristne navn<\/strong> from other kristne land<\/strong> (countries), but of course are pronounced with norske lyder <\/strong>(sounds).<\/p>\n

From the time kristendom<\/strong> up until the mid-19th century, priests encouraged the use of \u00b4non-heathen\u00b4 navn<\/strong>, that is to say kristne navn<\/strong>. \u00a0During the nationalist movement in Norway after the crumbling of the union with Denmark, there was a revival of the old, pre-kristne navn<\/strong> in Norway. \u00a0Today, the use of kristne<\/strong> and non-kristne navn<\/strong> continues.<\/p>\n

Many norske navn<\/strong> are present in both the male and female forms. \u00a0Male names often begin with a prefix such as Berg, Bj\u00f8rn, Dag, Gaut, Geir, Gud, Halv, Har, Hjalm, Ing, Magn, Ragn, Stein, Svein, or Tor <\/em>and often end in a suffix such as ar, bj\u00f8rn, brand, dan, kjell, leif, tor, ulf, vard, or vor<\/em>. \u00a0Similarly, female navn might begin with a prefix such as Aud, Bj\u00f8rg, Frid, Gunn, Hild, M\u00f8y, Sne, Sol, Svan, Unn or Yn<\/em> and end in a suffix such as\u00a0borg, bjorg, frid, gerd, gunn, hild, run, siv, unn, or vild. <\/em>All of these prefixes and suffixes are found in abundance in Norway today. \u00a0It is also common for parents to combine their navn<\/strong> or use one of their navn<\/strong> to name a child. \u00a0For example if the father\u00b4s navn<\/strong> is Bj\u00f8rnar<\/strong> and the mother\u00b4s Hilde<\/em>, the (female) child\u00b4s name might be Bj\u00f8rnhild<\/em>. \u00a0As in most cultures, many parents name their children after other family members.<\/p>\n

Simple spelling differences indicate whether a navn<\/strong> is male or female, such as an \u00b4a\u00b4or \u00b4e\u00b4at the end. \u00a0For example, Helge<\/em> is a male navn<\/strong> and Helga<\/em> is a female navn<\/strong>. \u00a0Johanne<\/em> or Johannes<\/em> are male navn<\/strong>, while Johanna<\/em> is a female navn<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Another thing to remember about norske navn<\/strong> is that many names look very similar to English names, except a \u00b4C\u00b4becomes \u00b4K\u00b4p\u00e5 norsk<\/strong> and a \u00b4ph\u00b4becomes \u00b4f\u00b4. \u00a0For example, Christian <\/em>would be Kristian<\/em> and Christopher <\/em>would be Kristoffer<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Here is a fact about norske navn<\/strong> that may surprise you-since the 1800s, there has been a norsk lov<\/strong> (law) that regulates the naming of children to protect them from \u00b4strange\u00b4or inappropriate navn<\/strong>. \u00a0I just came across an article on BBC.com about a Norwegian woman who was jailed because she wouldn\u00b4t pay the fine for naming her child Gesher<\/em>-the Hebrew word for bridge. \u00a0She was fined 1530 Norwegian crowns (about 200 USD) because the name was deemed inappropriate by the Norwegian government. \u00a0The name was not registered. \u00a0Crazy, huh?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Now that you have learned about norske etternavn, it only makes sense to learn about norske fornavn. \u00a0There are many different origins of norske fornavn, such as biblical, historical, mythological, descriptive, or place-related. \u00a0Nearly every navn has a meaning which can be understood in most cases by simply picking up an ordbok (dictionary) or a\u00a0bibel…<\/p>\n

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