[#64423] The name Borle (or even Borlie)

[Gjest Fred Boer]

In Stromso is born and baptised Michael Borle Friis (11-5-1809). The name Borle (later in the Netherlands it's even written down as Borlie) is very unusual, and as i understand it's the same in Norway, Denmark or Germany. Does anybody does have a clue where the name comes from?

[Gjest Barbara Lose]

I did not find the name Borle in my German dictionaries for christian names. In the German language the ending 'le' is used in dimunutives such as Heinerle for Heirich or Mariele for Maria (similar to Heintje or Antje in the Netherlands).So I could imagine that Borle may be a pet-form derived from names beginning with 'Bor', like e.g. Borchert or Boris.

[Gjest Barbara Lose]

Borle as a surname does not seem to be quite so unusual: Lenke .