Re: Olson vs. Olsen?
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Re: Olson vs. Olsen?
Wendi Olson 2/26/09
I am 100% positive. If degree of certainty could be higher than 100%, I would be a million/billion/trillion (and more) % positive about this.
Spellings after our ancestors left their old country are often not the same as the spellings before they emigrated. My grandfather had the Olsson (and sometimes Olofsson -- the same name but longer) spelling in Sweden but used Olson after emigrating. I've seen numerous records for him in Sweden, in Canada, and in the U.S., and I know what spellings were used in each location.
"Sen" is the Danish and Norwegian word for "son". "Son" is the Swedish word for "son". Look at their dictionaries.
Post a query on the Norway board to see what ending your ancestor used for Olson. Type Norway into the "Jump to Forum" space at the top right of this page.
This part of the Norway Genweb site tells about Norwegian names. Note the "sen" ending for males and the "datter" ending for females. (Swedes use "dotter" for females.)
http://www.nndata.no/home/jborgos/names.htmhttp://www.nndata.no/home/jborgos/names.htm
This is an excellent article about Swedish naming customs. Note the "son" ending for males and the "dotter" ending for females in patronymic names.
http://www.martenius.se/genealogy/Names.pdfhttp://www.martenius.se/genealogy/Names.pdf
Here is a discussion of Danish naming customs. Note the "sen" for males and the "datter" for females.
http://homepage.mac.com/sootica/Sites/DenmarkFAQ/namingtraditions.htmlhttp://homepage.mac.com/sootica/Sites/DenmarkFAQ/namingtraditions.html
Judy
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Re: Olson vs. Olsen?
Wendi Olson 2/26/09
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