Brøgger
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Norwegian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Probably originally a nickname (at the time when "ordinary people" did not have a permanent family name that was inherited from generation to generation, but often got a nickname according to their profession) from Danish ølbrygger (“beer brewer”), although it is not found someone with this profession in the pedigree.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Brøgger
- a surname of Dano-Norwegian origin
- Det dansknorske slektsnavnet Brøgger stammer fra Johan Samuel Brøgger, født i 1747.
- The Dano-Norwegian family name Brøgger stem from Johan Samuel Brøgger, born in 1747.
- Det dansknorske slektsnavnet Brøgger stammer fra Johan Samuel Brøgger, født i 1747.
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References[edit]
- “Brøgger” in Store norske leksikon