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Re: Danish???
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those are probably surnames. i noticed when searching at Google.com that Solmer is a surname and sometimes it was a middlename, well, it looks like it's a middle name, but some Danish people have two surnames, both their mother's and their father's. I don't know why and if it is a heritage from the old days, but i found that out when looking for the firstname Lie which i saw in an actor's name. Then, i looked at imdb.com and saw that it was not the actor's middle name but his mother's surname and this man was a Dane, so i guess in this case Solmer is the mother's surname of the bearer.
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About the two last names...That is right some here has two last names. Either it's one parents whole last name, or if the parents aren't married, the kids get both their mother's and their fathers last names. It will mostly be the case if the parents can't agree on which last name the kid should have. It's not a heritage from old days.About Lie... Was you looking at Nikolaj Lie Kaas IMDb profile? If it was, then it is his mother's last name. And he is all through Dane and one of our most beloved and success-full actors of this day.- Charlie
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yes, i meant Nikolaj Lie Kaas
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That makes sense.Andy ;—)
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