HAMMERSLAND - The name Hammersland means a steep cliff, a mountain wall. The Hammersland farm from which our family came is located in Fane Herred (County in Sondre Bergenhus Amt (State) in Norway. It is slightly southeast of Bergen. The farm is still owned by Hammerslands, cousins of my father.
EIDE means a narrow piece of land connecting two broader pieces of land. This would be a type of strait. It can also mean a deep ravine in a mountain. The Eides of our relation come from Osterfjoren just north of Bergen.
LOMMEN - The name Lommen comes from the bird’s name, loon. These birds were common in the inner part of Norway near lakes and where there were birches. The Lommen farm is in Vestre Slidre Herred (County) in Kristians Amt (State).
HUGLEN has come from the name of the highest mountain peak on Stordoen. It is a very old name. The Huglens came from Huglaroen in Stord Herred in Sondre Bergenhus Amt. These islands are just south of Bergen.
KLOSTER means a cloister. The Kloster farm is in Liknes Herred in Lister og Mandal Amt. According to history, the farm may have belonged to a cloister or the church. Another story records that a hermit may have lived there.
ORAGER has come from the name Oraker which may mean a gravel field or an upper rocky slope. The Oraker farm is in Aker Herred in Vester Aker Sogn in Akershus Amt.
HODNE - The name Hodne comes from horn on animals an angle, or corner (hjorne). There the coast makes a sharp projection into the sea ad ends with a reef of stone, it is called the reef of Gjederne. This would correspond with a sharp point or angle. The name Hodne has developed from these facts.