Timeline for What is the reason for Bridget von Hammersmark's unusual name?
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| May 11 at 23:50 | history | protected | Valorum | ||
| May 11 at 13:47 | history | edited | iandotkelly♦ | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
Even in the UK forename isn't that common (first name or christian name would be more common) and its unknown in the US
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| Jan 22, 2015 at 8:28 | comment | added | user18329 | HAMMERSMARK is not a German name, it is a Norwegian name. I should know, because I am born Hammersmark. The farm which carries this name is in Sira in Norway, and it actually has a meaning. Hammer (although it also means hammer) means a small hill, and mark is field. So Hillfield would probably be the English translation. | |
| Mar 10, 2014 at 9:36 | comment | added | his | @KristineMarieHammersmark It sounds German enough for a movie targeted at an English speaking audience and the parts are German words also (IMHO the "s" is a little bit strange here but not completely uncommon, e.g. real name "von Donnersmarck"). Both languages are closely related, and especially with names there was a lot of transfer (e.g. through the Hanse or via nobility, the current royal family of Norway derives from the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg). But I didn't found a German bearing this name, so yes, it seems to be a movie reality only. | |
| Mar 9, 2014 at 16:45 | comment | added | user8446 | Isn't Hammersmark a Norwegian name? I'm quite sure that my family aren't German. | |
| Oct 18, 2013 at 21:29 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/#!/StackMovies/status/391315071735173120 | ||
| Oct 18, 2013 at 21:02 | answer | added | knut | timeline score: 8 | |
| Oct 18, 2013 at 20:25 | answer | added | MattD | timeline score: 1 | |
| Oct 18, 2013 at 19:49 | history | asked | Napoleon Wilson | CC BY-SA 3.0 |