Re: Fw: Dun looking for names?
This message is from: Don & Jane Brackett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Actually Kristin Lavransdatter is still in print and available at amazon.com. I got it for Christmas and have not yet read it. Jane
Re: Fw: Dun looking for names?
This message is from: "Mike May, Registrar NFHR" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> At 02:31 PM 1/23/00 -0800, you wrote: This message is from: "Jean Gayle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Mike re Norwegian names, I have a book called "Kristin Lavransdatter" rather like "Hawaii" with a thousand pages and full of Norwegian names for people, towns, places etc. It is an old book, 1923 but quite good for a long winters night! Jean I think I will send people your way when they ask me for Norwegian names then! ;-) Sounds like a nice book to have though. I take it that it is long out of print if it is that old though. Mike === Norwegian Fjord Horse Registry Mike May, Registrar Voice 716-872-4114 FAX 716-787-0497 http://www.nfhr.com mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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This message is from: "Jean Gayle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Mike re Norwegian names, I have a book called "Kristin Lavransdatter" rather like "Hawaii" with a thousand pages and full of Norwegian names for people, towns, places etc. It is an old book, 1923 but quite good for a long winters night! Jean Jean Gayle Aberdeen, WA [Authoress of "The Colonel's Daughter" Occupied Germany 1946 TO 1949 ] http://www.techline.com/~jgayle Barnes & Noble Book Stores
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This message is from: Jon & Mary Ofjord <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi list, For those of you who would like to see the more Norwegian names you can look at the listings of personal homepages from SOL (Scandinavia Online). Just click on any letter and go from there. http://kvasir.sol.no/personer/ For pronunciation purposes vowels are generally short. "O" is pronounced like the "oo" in "food". å Is like the "o" in "open" ø is close to the "u" as in "hurt" (sometimes written in English as "oe") æ is like the "a" in "hat" aa is like a long "o" in English kj is somewhere between ch and sh depending upon the dialect i is pronounced like a long "e" in English, as is the letter y u is short and is close to "oo" in "food", but not quite a and e are about the same as a short a and e in English j is like a "y" These are approximations and I know some Norwegians out there (Rune L., Janne M., and Ingvild) that could give some better and more correct examples, but this is a basic start for those of you who wish to know. Jon (pronounced "yoon" In Norsk)
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This message is from: "Meredith Sessoms" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Is there an unwritten rule that >the names should be Norwegian or is it just nice to keep some of the >Norwegian flavor? >Tami My older mares name is Dorina which, although I haven't looked it up, I believe it is an Old English name. I think it suits her and the breed. I think most folks who know the breed prefer to see names that are either Norwegian, or that are Old World, or that have that kind of a style. My fillies name is NFR Aagot. Aagot is Scandinavian, probubly Norwegian. Dr. Brian named her. I love the name. It is a lot like the Russian name Olga, and since Russia has had a huge Viking influence I would bet that the names have the same roots. But it took me months to learn how to pronounce it and I know I still don't have it right. I asked Dr. Brian to pronounce it for me a few times. Then I met a Norwegian lady who pronounced it for me. The name rolled off her tounge in a way that we Americans just don't do! So beautiful. Even so, when I tell people her name, most women pause and say, "That's a pretty name." >>><<< Meredith Sessoms >>><<< Soddy-Daisy. Tennessee. USA (where if this icy weather keeps up, I'll have to go buy a pair of cleated football shoes!) >>><<< Dorina & NFR Aagot
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This message is from: "Mike May, Registrar NFHR" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> At 10:58 PM 1/22/00 -0500, you wrote: This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] "When I think of finding nice Norwegian names when I don't know what they mean or how they are pronounced, the American word play, Quarter Horse names are a breeze." Thanks Meredith, sorry to be so sensitive. Is there an unwritten rule that the names should be Norwegian or is it just nice to keep some of the Norwegian flavor? Well it is in the NFHR rules like this: ARTICLE VII - NAMES In keeping with the Norwegian ancestry of the Fjord Horse, the Norwegian Fjord Horse Registry requests Norwegian names be used. Stallions will not be allowed to have the same name. In case of imported stallions with the same name, the importer will be asked to put a farm prefix or suffix or some other addition to the horse's name. Names already listed in any Registry will not be allowed to change whether the Registry is in the U. S., Canada or other foreign countries. So it isn't really a hard & fast requirement but a request to use Norwegian names. If you are looking for names here is a good site to check out. It lists lots of the Norse Mythology names and who they were & what they did. http://www.pantheon.org/mythica/areas/norse/ Here is a good page that has lots of info on Norse mythology too: http://home4.inet.tele.dk/svava/valkyrie.htm And here is some on The Original Valkyries http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ranch/6604/Valkyrie.html And if you want to know about the Vikings, here is the "Viking Answer Lady! http://www.realtime.com/~gunnora/ Mike === Norwegian Fjord Horse Registry Mike May, Registrar Voice 716-872-4114 FAX 716-787-0497 http://www.nfhr.com mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] "When I think of finding nice Norwegian names when I don't know what they mean or how they are pronounced, the American word play, Quarter Horse names are a breeze." Thanks Meredith, sorry to be so sensitive. Is there an unwritten rule that the names should be Norwegian or is it just nice to keep some of the Norwegian flavor? Tami
Fw: Dun looking for names?
This message is from: "Meredith Sessoms" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com Date: Thursday, January 20, 2000 7:41 PM Subject: Re: Dun looking for names? >This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >In a message dated 1/20/2000 8:48:31 AM Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] >writes: ><< You QH people have it easy >> > >just love horses and can find something to appreciate in just about any >equine. I would love to have one of all the different breeds. I just don't >like people who cut down other people's horses. Not that you did. Sorry, I guess I did some fast writing and no proof reading. I didn't intend that to be a slight in the least! In fact I meant it very off the cuff and slightly sarcastic; I should of used a :-). When I think of finding nice Norwegian names when I don't know what they mean or how they are pronounced, the American word play, Quarter Horse names are a breeze. You QH people DO have it easy!:-) I hope you people who are still up are looking at that moon ... it sure is strange! >>><<< Meredith Sessoms >>><<< Soddy-Daisy. Tennessee. USA >>><<< Dorina & NFR Aagot
