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Danish
Etymology
Shortened from Abelone, a Danish form of Apollonia, name of an early martyr, derived from the Ancient Greek god Apollo.
Proper noun
Lone
- a female given name
References
- Danskernes Navne: 29 237 females with the given name Lone have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the popularity peak in the 1960s. Accessed on March 20th, 2011.
Norwegian
Etymology
From Danish Lone. First recorded in Norway in 1848.
Proper noun
Lone
- a female given name
References
- Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
- Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 1251 females with the given name Lone living in Norway on January 1st 2011. Accessed on March 29th 2011.