Bottolfsen

Norwegian Bokmål Alternative forms nb Botolfsen variant spelling Etymology From nb Bottolf sen male given name patronymic suffix meaning “son of”, originally a patronymic meaning “son of Bottolf”. The given name nb Bottolf is a variant of nb Botolv, ultimately from nb non Bótólfr, a name formed from non bót remedy, help, improvement and non úlfr wolf, literally “remedy-wolf”. The surname spelling nb Bottolfsen is attested in Norwegian records by the 19th century. It originally functioned as a true patronymic but later became established as a hereditary family name. Pronunciation nb /²bɔtː.ɔlf.sən/ [²bɔtː.ɔlf.sn̩] nb ɔtːɔlfsən 3 nb Bot tolf sen Proper noun nb proper noun nb patronymics originally meaning “son of Bottolf” Usage notes The spelling nb Bottolfsen is documented in Norwegian records from at least the 19th century. In the 1891 census, members of the same household are recorded with nb Bottolfsen as a shared family name, illustrating its establishment as a hereditary surname rather than only a literal patronymic. References Kruken, Kristoffer and Ola Stemshaug (1995), Norsk personnamnleksikon, Oslo: Det Norske Samlaget. https://www.digitalarkivet.no/census/person/pf01052994028303 Folketelling 1891 for 1301 Bergen kjøpstad Digitalarkivet Arkivverket 23 January 1998 nb