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Olav Veka

Author of A Handbook of Scandinavian Names

4 Works 30 Members 0 Reviews

Works by Olav Veka

A Handbook of Scandinavian Names (2010) 14 copies

Norsk etternamnleksikon : norske slektsnamn - utbreiing, tyding og opphav (2001) 9 copies

Nynorskboka (1987) 5 copies

Namneboka (1991) 2 copies

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baby names (1) book (1) culture (1) Denmark (1) dictionary (1) encyclopedia (1) etternavn (1) F-10-7 (1) family connection (1) Finland (1) language (3) linguistics (1) migration (1) names (4) non-fiction (5) Norsk ordbok (1) Norway (3) Norwegian (1) nynorsk (2) onomastics (2) oppslag (1) parenting (1) personnavn (1) reference (4) Scandinavia (2) Scandinavian (1) slektsnavn (1) Sweden (1)

Common Knowledge

Birthdate: 1942-06-06
Gender: male
Nationality: Norway
Education: University of Oslo (Cand.Philol, 1971)
Occupations: navnegransker
lektor

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International Book Awards

A Handbook of Scandinavian Names (Finalist – Parenting/Family: Reference – 2012)

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Works: 4
Members: 30
Popularity: #449,942
Rating: 4.0

ISBNs: 7
Languages: 2

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