The salvesen Surname
salvesen Name Meaning and History
Norwegian: patronymic from the personal name Salve (Old
Norse Salvi), probably formed with Old Norse salr
‘house’, ‘hall’ + ve(r) ‘giant’, ‘hero’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Salvesen from Halsaa og Hartmark - Mandal, Norway |
 Barbara_DeCarli
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| looking for Kristine Salvesen |
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| charles salvesen | ms. W | 3 |
| Norman F. Salvesen-1891 |
joy robbins
| 0 |
| salvesen from Mandal | elizabeth snead | 14 |
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