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Nordlie

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Nordlie, also spelled Nordli is a surname of Norwegian origin. In Norwegian and Danish the name means "northern slope" or "northern hill". The surname consists of two components: nord meaning north, and lie (Danish)/ li (Norwegian) meaning slope or hill. While not as common in Denmark or among people of Danish descent, the Danish spelling is used because Danish was long the written language for Norwegian. The surname is a homophone with the word nordlig which means "northern".

Examples of the name in use includes:

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