Is the name Siri Norwegian or Swedish?

Question

10 points if link is provided

Answer 1

This is what www.ancestry.com has to say abiout the name,

Siri Name Meaning and History

Italian (mainly Liguria): patronymic from the personal name Siro, a continuation of the Roman family name Syrus, meaning ‘Syrian’. The name was borne by two 4th-century bishops, of Pavia and Genoa.

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Answer 2

www.familysearch.org

You need to enter the name and then look carefully through the numerous listings, as to where persons with the name come from.  There are a lot.. and none of them that I saw, come from either Norway or Sweden.

The real answer is that a name does not always come from one place... and if Siri is your last name, and it WAS from Norway.. that still would not mean that YOU are Norwegian. Many people grow up, hearing that they have such and such a heritage.. only to find out that it mainly comes from their mom's side of the family (which would be a different name to start with).

The ONLY correct way to find out, is to trace the person back to his ancestor's place of birth.

Answer 3

SIRI  

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Scandinavian



Short form of SIGRID

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Answer 4

Siri Iversen Country:  Norway

Location: Klæbu :)  Home town: Trondheim <

Answer 5

It is neither according to www.ancestry.com/facts/Siri-name-meaning...

Siri Name Meaning and History

Italian (mainly Liguria): patronymic from the personal name Siro, a continuation of the Roman family name Syrus, meaning ‘Syrian’. The name was borne by two 4th-century bishops, of Pavia and Genoa.

www.familysearch.org lists these varied spellings: SARA ,

SEARRY, CIRO , SEARY , SEERY , CERO , SERO, CYRIE,

MCCERY, SIRIN , ZIER, SIEHR, SIERTS, SIEREN, SIRA, DE SIRA, SIERRA , SEEREY, CEARY, SERY, SIRE, SIRISEN (or son of Siri), SIRISDATTER (daughter of Siri).

     The name IS found in Norway (the last 2 spellings above) and Sweden, but it also is seen in the USA, Italy, Ireland, England, Canada, Africa (Ivory Coast), Thailand, Dominican Republic, Guatemala (Central America), Greece, France, Czechoslovakia, Romania, Finland (earliest listing is from 1688), Germany, Mexico,  South America (Uruguay, Chile, Argentina, Peru), and the South Pacific islands of Vanuatu and Fiji.

     The earliest listing shown is the marriage of  Domingo Sira on  03 OCT 1599 Patzcuaro, Michoacan, Mexico to

Maria Tzipaqua.

Answer 6

Potentially - don't see anything at present