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Norway – General

Aarset, T. (1979). Norsk personnamnbibliografi. Oslo: Universitetsforlaget.

Alhaug, G. Names in –ine: A great name fashion in Norway in the 19th century. Proceedings of the 17th International Congress of Onomastic Sciences (pp. 137-144.). The University of Helsinki : The Finnish Research Centre for Domestic Languages.
Notes: Refs.

Alhaug, G. (1990). A method for tracing characteristic name types – by geographical region, social class, period etc. in: Trømso Linguistics in the Eighties (pp. 32-60). Oslo: Novus Press.

Alhaug, G. (1996). Name status and gender. On the use of the initial letter instead of full first name in Norway in the 19th century.
Notes: Handout of paper read at 19th ICOS, Aberdeen

Alhaug, G. (2002). Personal names in north Norway. Onoma, 37, 301-322.

Alhaug, G. (Novus). Fornamn i Noreg frå 1900 til 1975 : med vekt på endringar i namnemønsteret. Oslo.
Notes: [ISBN 8270993964] [285pp]

Christiansen, A. (1978). What’s in a name? Scandinavian Review , 66(2), 7-11.
Abstract: Publisher’s abstract "Describes the various kinds of genealogical records available in Scandinavian countries and mentions some of the problems of identifying people by their surname because of the peculiarities of the Scandinavian patronymic system."

Kruken, K., & Stemshaug, O. (1995). Norsk personnamnleksikon. Oslo: Det Norske Samlaget.

Moss, A. (1947). 2000 nye slektsnavn Kongsvinger.

Nedrelid, G. (1999). "Ender og Daa ein Aslaksen eller Bragestad". Etternamnsskikken ps Sor- og Vestlandet. Studiar i Folketeljingsmaterialet frs 1801. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, U. of Bergen [Norway].
Notes: [A study of the use of surnames in western and southern Norway based on the 1801 census].

Noack, T., & Wiik, K. (2008). Women’s Choice of Surname Upon Marriage in Norway . Journal of Marriage and Family, 70(2), 507-518.
Abstract: author abstract "This study examines women’s choice of surname upon marriage, using a nationally representative Norwegian sample … (1980 – 2002). According to our descriptive results, more women are keeping their surnames upon marriage."

Stemshaug, O. (1982). Norsk personnamnleksikon. Oslo: Norske samlaget.

Veka, O. (2000). Norsk etternamnleksikon. Oslo: Det Norske Samlaget.
Notes: check ref

Norway – Sources

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