Magni Magnusson - Family name

Started by Private User on Wednesday, May 26, 2021
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5/26/2021 at 2:28 PM

Family name "Lindqvist" was adopted after "Michel" moved to Finland. Before that only patronymic was known.

"Lindqvist" literally means twig (small branch) of Linden tree... Linden tree is one of the two national trees mentioned in both Estonian and Latvian folklore.

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