Fontelius

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Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Learned borrowing from Latin fons (“spring”) +‎ -us, based on the Swedish locality Källhult (literally “Spring Woods”).[1]

Proper noun[edit]

Fontelius ? (genitive Fontelius)

  1. a surname.
    Petrus Fontelius (1622–1684)
    Petrus Fontelius (1622–1684)

Statistics[edit]

  • According to 2022 Statistics Sweden, the surname Fontelius is currently carried by 0 to 1 living individual in Sweden. However, the surname has been used historically.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Efternamn i Sverige – Lärda namn, by Swedish Institute for Language and Folklore
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