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A Handbook of Scandinavian Names

Author : Nancy L. Coleman
Publisher : Univ of Wisconsin Press
ISBN 13 : 029924833X
Total Pages : 195 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (992 download)

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Download or read book A Handbook of Scandinavian Names written by Nancy L. Coleman and published by Univ of Wisconsin Press. This book was released on 2010-12-09 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you looking for • A Scandinavian name for your baby? • The names of Norse gods and heroes? • The history and meaning of Scandinavian first names? • Variations and alternate spellings for common Scandinavian names? • Naming traditions and customs in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark? A Handbook of Scandinavian Names includes a dictionary of more than fifteen hundred given names from Norway, Sweden, and Denmark, plus some from Iceland and Finland. Each entry provides a guide to pronunciation and the origin and meaning of the name. Many entries also include variations and usage in the Scandinavian countries and famous bearers of the name. Adding engaging context to the dictionary section is an extensive comparative guide to naming practices. The authors discuss immigration to North America from Scandinavia and the ways given names and surnames were adapted in the New World. Also included in the book is a history of Scandinavian names, information on “Name Days,” and discussion of significant names from mythology and history, including naming traditions in royal families. Winner, Reference Book of the Year, Midwest Book Awards Finalist, USA Best Books Award for Parenting/Family Reference

The New Age Baby Name Book

Author : Sue Ellin Browder
Publisher : Workman Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780761102328
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (23 download)

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Download or read book The New Age Baby Name Book written by Sue Ellin Browder and published by Workman Publishing. This book was released on 1998-01-01 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Indicates the meanings, sources, and pronunciations of thousands of names from cultures throughout the world as well as astrological names, and gives tips on creating original names

In Their Own Words

Author : Solveig Zempel
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
ISBN 13 : 1452903107
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (529 download)

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Download or read book In Their Own Words written by Solveig Zempel and published by U of Minnesota Press. This book was released on 2013-11-30 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For most Norwegians in the nineteenth century, America was a remote and exotic place until the first immigrants began to write home. Their letters were among the most valuable, accessible, and reliable sources of information about the new world and the journey to it. For many immigrants, writing letters home was their most cherished opportunity to communicate their thoughts and feelings in their native language. Through vivid translations of letters written to family and friends between 1870 and 1945, In Their Own Words traces the stories of nine Norwegian immigrants: farmer, fisherman, gold miner, politician, unmarried mother, housewife, businessman, railroad worker, contractor. Their common bond was the experience of immigration and acculturation, but their individual experiences were manifested in a wide variety of forms. Solveig Zempel has thoughtfully selected and translated letters rich in personal description and observation to present each writer’s subjective view of historical events. Often focusing on the minutiae of daily life and the feelings of the individual immigrant, the letters form a complex, intimate, and colorful mosaic of the immigrant world. Solveig Zempel is chair of the Norwegian Department at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota.

Baby Names Around The World

Author : Bruce Lansky
Publisher : Da Capo Press
ISBN 13 : 9780671316587
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (165 download)

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Download or read book Baby Names Around The World written by Bruce Lansky and published by Da Capo Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains more names from around this world than any other leading book -- over 50,000 names in all. Bruce Lansky, the #1 author of baby name books in North America, has now created Baby Names around the World. Here are over 50,000 baby name choices for prospective parents, presented in an easy-to-use format with informative and interesting features, including An index listing names by country or language; Popular names from the 1880s through the of origin; A list of things to consider when choosing a name; The 100 most popular names for the 1990s; Advice on how to create a unique name; Lists of gender-neutral names.

The Very Best Baby Name Book

Author : Bruce Lansky
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 145168083X
Total Pages : 516 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (516 download)

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Download or read book The Very Best Baby Name Book written by Bruce Lansky and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-09-18 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Identifies first names for boys and girls and reveals their origins and meanings, in addition to featuring popularity rankings for names from around the world, stereotypes of commonly used names, and thematic lists.

The Penguin Book of Baby Names

Author : David Pickering
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 0141931507
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (419 download)

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Download or read book The Penguin Book of Baby Names written by David Pickering and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2009-07-30 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Of all the decisions a new parent makes, choosing that special name is the most significant and the most rewarding. A new reference book for prospective parents, this clear, helpful and easy-to-use A-Z guide gives you thousands of brilliant suggestions for picking the perfect name for your new arrival. It also includes appendices of the top ten names through the centuries and the most popular celebrity names.

The Norwegian Invasion of England in 1066

Author : Kelly DeVries
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer Ltd
ISBN 13 : 9781843830276
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (32 download)

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Download or read book The Norwegian Invasion of England in 1066 written by Kelly DeVries and published by Boydell & Brewer Ltd. This book was released on 1999 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three weeks before the battle of Hastings, Harold defeated an invading army of Norwegians at the battle of Stamford Bridge, a victory which was to cost him dear. The events surrounding the battle are discussed in detail. This very accessible narrative...tells the story of 'the first two important battles of 1066', Fulford Gate and Stamford Bridge, and of the leaders of the opposing English and Norwegian factions. CHOICE He places the invasion in a broad context. He outlines the Anglo-Scandinavian nature of the English kingdom in the eleventh century, traces the careers of the major leaders, and devotes a chapter each to the English and Norwegian military systems. JOURNAL OF MILITARY HISTORY William the Conqueror's invasion in 1066 was not the only attack on England that year. On September 25, 1066, less than three weeks before William defeated King Harold II Godwinson at the battle of Hastings, that same Harold had been victorious over his other opponent of 1066, King Haraldr Hardrádi of Norway at the battle of Stamford Bridge. It was an impressive victory, driving an invading army of Norwegians from theearldom of Northumbria; but it was to cost Harold dear. In telling the story of this neglected battle, Kelly DeVries traces the rise and fall of a family of English warlords, the Godwins, as well as that of the equally impressiveNorwegian warlord Hardrádi. KELLY DEVRIES is Associate Professor, Department of History, Loyola College in Maryland.

Norway

Author : Sakina Kagda
Publisher : Marshall Cavendish
ISBN 13 : 9780761420675
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (26 download)

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Download or read book Norway written by Sakina Kagda and published by Marshall Cavendish. This book was released on 2006 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Geogr., hist., govt., econ., religion, arts, festivalfood, arts of Norway.

A Frog in the Fjord

Author : Lorelou Desjardins
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9788230349199
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (491 download)

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Download or read book A Frog in the Fjord written by Lorelou Desjardins and published by . This book was released on 2021-07-17 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An insightful and humorous account of the author's first year in Norway as a foreigner. From Easter to summer holidays and Christmas, it dives deeply into Norwegian culture, language and people.

Child Wonder

Author : Roy Jacobsen
Publisher : Graywolf Press
ISBN 13 : 1555970370
Total Pages : 249 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (559 download)

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Download or read book Child Wonder written by Roy Jacobsen and published by Graywolf Press. This book was released on 2011-09-27 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: *Winner of the prestigious Norwegian Booksellers' Prize* *A Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers Selection (Holiday 2011)* A glorious evocation of a Norwegian childhood in the early sixties by an author short-listed for the 2009 Dublin IMPAC Award Little Finn lives with his mother in an apartment in a working-class suburb of Oslo. Life is a struggle to make ends meet, but he does not mind. When his mother decides to take a lodger to help pay the bills, he watches with interest as she freshens up their small apartment with new wallpaper and a sofa paid for in installments. He befriends their new male lodger, whose television is more tempting to him than his mother would like. When a half sister whom he never knew joins the household, Finn takes her under his wing over an everlasting summer on Håøya Island. But he can't understand why everyone thinks his new sister is so different from every other child. Nor can he fathom his mother's painful secret, one that pushes them ever farther apart. As summer comes to a close, Finn must attempt to grasp the incomprehensible adult world and his place within it. Child Wonder is a powerful and unsentimental portrait of childhood. Roy Jacobsen, through the eyes of a child, has produced an immensely uplifting novel that shines with light and warmth.

The Melting Pot Book of Baby Names

Author : Connie Lockhart Ellefson
Publisher : Betterway Publications
ISBN 13 : 9781558703629
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (36 download)

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Download or read book The Melting Pot Book of Baby Names written by Connie Lockhart Ellefson and published by Betterway Publications. This book was released on 1995 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Names and their meanings from over 50 countries.

Norwegian by Night

Author : Derek B. Miller
Publisher : Faber & Faber
ISBN 13 : 0571294286
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (712 download)

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Download or read book Norwegian by Night written by Derek B. Miller and published by Faber & Faber. This book was released on 2013-01-29 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He will not admit it to Rhea and Lars - never, of course not - but Sheldon can't help but wonder what it is he's doing here... Eighty-two years old, and recently widowed, Sheldon Horowitz has grudgingly moved to Oslo, with his grand-daughter and her Norwegian husband. An ex-Marine, he talks often to the ghosts of his past - the friends he lost in the Pacific and the son who followed him into the US Army, and to his death in Vietnam. When Sheldon witnesses the murder of a woman in his apartment complex, he rescues her six-year-old son and decides to run. Pursued by both the Balkan gang responsible for the murder, and the Norwegian police, he has to rely on training from over half a century before to try and keep the boy safe. Against a strange and foreign landscape, this unlikely couple, who can't speak the same language, start to form a bond that may just save them both. An extraordinary debut, featuring a memorable hero, Norwegian by Night is the last adventure of a man still trying to come to terms with the tragedies of his life. Compelling and sophisticated, it is both a chase through the woods thriller and an emotionally haunting novel about ageing and regret.

Norwegian Wood

Author : Lars Mytting
Publisher : Abrams
ISBN 13 : 1613128207
Total Pages : 283 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (131 download)

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Download or read book Norwegian Wood written by Lars Mytting and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2015-10-06 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A surprise best-seller which, apparently, has the power to turn even the most feeble of us into axe-wielding lumberjacks.” —Independent The latest Scandinavian publishing phenomenon is not a Stieg Larsson-like thriller; it’s a book about chopping, stacking, and burning wood that has sold more than 200,000 copies in Norway and Sweden and has been a fixture on the bestseller lists there for more than a year. Norwegian Wood provides useful advice on the rustic hows and whys of taking care of your heating needs, but it’s also a thoughtful attempt to understand man’s age-old predilection for stacking wood and passion for open fires. An intriguing window into the exoticism of Scandinavian culture, the book also features enough inherently interesting facts and anecdotes and inspired prose to make it universally appealing. The U.S. edition is a fully updated version of the Norwegian original, and includes an appendix of U.S.-based resources and contacts. “A how-to guide as well as a celebration of wood—its scent, its variability, and the way it can connect modern life to simpler times . . . You don’t need to have a wood-burning stove or fireplace to be captivated by the craft and lore surrounding a Stone Age method of creating heat.” —The Boston Globe “The book has spread like wildfire.” —Daily Mail “A how-to book with poetry at its heart.” —The Times Literary Supplement

Very Best Baby Name Book

Author : Bruce Lansky
Publisher : Da Capo Press
ISBN 13 : 1451619324
Total Pages : 2019 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (516 download)

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Download or read book Very Best Baby Name Book written by Bruce Lansky and published by Da Capo Press. This book was released on 2010-10-12 with total page 2019 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Very Best Baby Name Book has 60,000+ names and 300+ helpful lists of names to consider, making it a leading choice for parents-to-be. It also includes several features such as how to throw a baby-name themed shower, outrageous names celebrities have given their babies, fascinating facts about names, and Bruce Lansky’s answers to frequently asked baby-naming questions. The very best baby name book just got better! Now with more than 60,000 popular and unusual names for boys and girls, this book provides expectant parents with abundant information on names, including origins, meanings, variations, fascinating facts, and famous namesakes. The following helpful features make finding the perfect name for your baby fun and easy: — "Baby Name Guru" Bruce Lansky provides advice on how to choose a name for your baby and how to customize a popular name — Popular names from around the world, including thousands of French, English, Latin, Hebrew, Arabic, Greek, German, Scottish, Welsh, Italian, Russian, Japanese, Chinese, Scandanavian, Polish, Native American, Hawaiian, African, and Hindi names — Icons to identify names used for both boys and girls — Over 5,000 names African-American families often choose for their children — Over 5,000 names that Hispanic families commonly use — More than 300 fun lists to help you brainstorm names, including a list of names celebrities are choosing for their children — Stereotypes of commonly used names — Plans for a name-the-baby shower by Becky Long, author of Themed Baby Showers The most useful, helpful, and fun collection of names on the market!

The Legend of the Icelandic Yule Lads

Author : Heidi Herman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781478743309
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (433 download)

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Download or read book The Legend of the Icelandic Yule Lads written by Heidi Herman and published by . This book was released on 2015-03-11 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Legend of the Yule Lads is well-known among Icelanders and has been passed down from generation to generation for over 1,500 years. The country's rich history of legends and folktales featuring a host of mystical creatures is reflected in this unique Christmas tale about trolls. However, like many of Iceland's legends, the story of the Yule Lads is virtually unknown outside of the country. This particular story can be traced back to 13th Century and the Snorri Sturlson's Edda. The Edda refers to the recognized mother of the Yule Lad's, a horrible ogress named Gryla. In that time, Gryla and her many troll offspring were said to terrorize children, hauling badly behaved children off in great burlap bags to be later eaten. The tales of Gryla and the Yule Lads became so gruesome and disturbing that in 1746 a public decree was issued to forbid parents from using these stories to terrify children. In the years since, the Yule Lads' character has been softened from horrible trolls to mischievous tricksters. As the legend goes, the Yule Lads come down from the mountain, one each day starting 13 days before Christmas. They stay through Christmas Day, then leave, one each day, in the order they arrived. In 1932, a popular poem was written about the Jolasveinarnir [Yule Lads] by Johannes from Kotlum and it first appeared in the book Jolin Koma [Christmas is coming]. As presented in Johannes poem, each of the Yule Lad's name reflects their particular brand of mischief. Stekkjastaur (Sheep Cote Clod) starts things off on December 12th and is best known for stealing sheep's milk. Giljagaur (Gulley-Gawk) arrives the next day and is preoccupied with sneaking into the barn to steal cow's milk. Stufur (Shorty) steals bits of food left on frying pans while Thvorusleikir (Spoon-licker) steals spoons from the kitchen to lick and Pottasleikir (Pot-licker) steals pots and pans for the leftovers. Askasleikir (Bowl-licker) arrives next and sneak awa

Snow Treasure

Author : Marie McSwigan
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
ISBN 13 : 9780590425377
Total Pages : 170 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (253 download)

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Download or read book Snow Treasure written by Marie McSwigan and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 1958 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Grade Level 5.5, Book# 85, Points 4.

Simply the Best Baby Name Book

Author : Stuart Wilson
Publisher : Pan Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 1509822402
Total Pages : 385 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (98 download)

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Download or read book Simply the Best Baby Name Book written by Stuart Wilson and published by Pan Macmillan. This book was released on 2015-11-05 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Choosing your baby's name is one of the most important decisions a parent has to make. Here, Stuart Wilson, author of the Pan Book of Babies Names, covers traditional names more thoroughly, and new names more adventurously, than anything else currently on the market. Unique features include: An 18 page section on Gender-Neutral names A description of performance since 1900 for each major name Hundreds of attractive new names More complete coverage of foreign language variants than any other book, Full section on the newly popular Celtic, Native American names, etc. Each name is given a full explanation, and possible variations on the spelling of the name are suggested. There's also advice on avoiding mistakes.