The meaning of Åkerfeldt

[KJones]

Some linguistic curiosities based on Opeth members' last names:

Åker = means either pastures or farmland
Feldt = means either "field" or "fallen" (as in a chopped down crops)

So Åkerfeldt then means either "field of farmland" or "field of harvested crops"


Lind = A type of tree (Linden Tree)
Gren = Branch (as in the branches of a tree)

So Lindgren then means simply "branch of linden tree"


Wi = Wide (broad, opposite of narrow)
Berg = Rock, mountain

So Wiberg then means "wide rock" or "large mountain"

 

[EveOfDarkness]

wow thats pretty interesting man, thanks for the info.

 

[Midwinter_melancholY]

yes thx!
can u do the same for the katatonia members (and other swedish bandmembers, in flames, soilwork, dark tranquillity)?

 

[Subliminal]

cool! thats quite strange!

 

[KJones]

yes thx!
can u do the same for the katatonia members (and other swedish bandmembers, in flames, soilwork, dark tranquillity)?

Umm.. sure... what are their names?

 

[steel102]

THX THATS SO KVLT!1

 

[Sanzen]

ooh! ooh! do me next!

 

[Deadlift]

Fält is the correct swedish word for field. Fällt is the corrct swedish word for fallen.

Wi = Wide (broad, opposite of narrow)
Berg = Rock, mountain

Wi doesn`t mean anything in swedish.

 

[steel102]

pwned

 

[KRANG]

and what does lopez mean?

lo-

pez-

 

[Deadlift]

Lo = Swedish word for Lynx (full name Lodjur..shortening = Lo)
Pez = Nothing

 

[Sanzen]

Wi = Wide (broad, opposite of narrow)
Berg = Rock, mountain

Wi doesn`t mean anything in swedish.

isn't Per Danish anyway?

 

[Deadlift]

isn't Per Danish anyway?

I don`t know. I thought he was swedish but i don`t know.

 

[Sanzen]

Okay.

 

[KJones]

Fält is the correct swedish word for field. Fällt is the corrct swedish word for fallen.

In modern form yes, but to find meaning of names you have to look at the history of the language and not just current forms.

Wiberg is a Danish name so if Wi doesn't mean anything in Swedish then that's why. I don't think Wi means anything in Danish either today, but it is where the word "vid" is derived from.

The point is that language is something that always changes, so just because you know Swedish, if you don't know the history of language you will not be able to interpret name like this. It's a science that you can study at university level if you'd like.

 

[KJones]

and what does lopez mean?

Since Lopez is a Spanish name you'd have to ask someone who speaks spanish. Most of the time though, Spanish names don't mean much, just like a lot of first names don't really mean that much either.

For example, Mikael doesn't have a linguistic meaning that I know of.
Peter is of course biblically derived.
Martin is an old Spanish name but I don't know what it means or even where it comes from.

 

[steel102]

Since Lopez is a Spanish name you'd have to ask someone who speaks spanish. Most of the time though, Spanish names don't mean much, just like a lot of first names don't really mean that much either.

For example, Mikael doesn't have a linguistic meaning that I know of.
Peter is of course biblically derived.
Martin is an old Spanish name but I don't know what it means or even where it comes from.

mikael...michael...bible...

 

[Deadlift]

In modern form yes, but to find meaning of names you have to look at the history of the language and not just current forms.

Wiberg is a Danish name so if Wi doesn't mean anything in Swedish then that's why. I don't think Wi means anything in Danish either today, but it is where the word "vid" is derived from.

The point is that language is something that always changes, so just because you know Swedish, if you don't know the history of language you will not be able to interpret name like this. It's a science that you can study at university level if you'd like.

You are probably right. I just referred to todays language. If you know swedish you don`t have to know very much history to understand what their names means. Like "Johnson" is pretty obvious it comes from "Johns son".

Where are you from?

 

[worldwide_suicide]

i'm mexican so i know my spanish very well!

Lo- "the"
Pez- "fish"

So i think that makes it: "the fish"

Mendez

Men- Body getting eaten
Dez- Hair

So i think that means "Body getting eaten by hair"


And incredibly i found the first post of this thread interesting enough

 

[Hügelgräber]

Peter is of course biblically derived.

lol, so is Mikael=Michael

EDIT: Damn, too slow again.

EDIT 2:

So i think that means "Body getting eaten by hair"

Finally, this thread makes sense.