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Geni naming conventions - Viking & Nordic
- Nordic names for Nordic people
- Titles go in the Last Name or Suffix field
- Well-known Bynames are typically entered in the Last Name field
- Patronymics in the Middle Name field
- Adjust First Name field to avoid misunderstandings or mistaken identity where necessary, by adding *order/number, byname, or patronymic if necessary
- Maiden names are normally avoided as there were none at the time, but sometimes the patronymic must be entered here
- Surnames were not in use, so the Last Name field is used as described above
- All names a person is known by in any source listed in Nicknames: bynames, titles, variations
References
- Viking names: What were Vikings called? < link > Many names from the Viking Age are still in use today. There are still people called Rune, Erik, Sigrid and Tove in Denmark. The box contains many of the names that the Vikings used and their meanings.