Are Haatvedt (Haatvaedt) and Hotvedt the same or different farm areas?

[Carla J Tweeton]

 

 Are these two spellings or different farms or places?

 

 

Carla J. Tweeton

[Ivar S. Ertesvåg]

well... yes, no, may be...

 

A search in "Norske Gaardnavne" (lit. Norwegian Farm Names);  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norske_Gaardnavne

https://www.dokpro.uio.no/rygh_ng/rygh_felt.html

 

gives 11 "Haatve(i)t   and  9 "Hotve(i)t".  In most cases, the suggested etymology are the same for both forms; and some are

documented with both forms.

 

So...

- yes, both spellings can refer to one and the same farm.

- no, even with the same spelling, it can refer to different farms.