af [name]

English translation: af

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Swedish term or phrase:af
English translation:af
Entered by: Sven Petersson

08:00 Feb 7, 2007
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Other / fax to a company
Swedish term or phrase: af [name]
Fax from a property company to someone at Skatteverket.
Heading: af [name]
[in English] From: [name]
Sent [date]
To: *af* [name
Subject: Skattetillägg för moms

Does anyone know what the 'af' means/stands for, please? As far as I know, it definitely came from Sweden, although the company also has a branch in Austria so the text says.
Thanks in advance.
Helen Johnson
United Kingdom
Local time: 14:48
af [name]
Explanation:
The "af" is part of the family name (like the Dutch "van") and should not be translated.
Never translate proper nouns!

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Note added at 19 mins (2007-02-07 08:19:08 GMT)
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P.S.
The "af" indicates nobility; see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jägerhorn_af_Spurila
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Sven Petersson
Sweden
Local time: 15:48
Grading comment
Thanks very much, Sven - didn't realise about the nobility!
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af [name]


Explanation:
The "af" is part of the family name (like the Dutch "van") and should not be translated.
Never translate proper nouns!

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Note added at 19 mins (2007-02-07 08:19:08 GMT)
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P.S.
The "af" indicates nobility; see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jägerhorn_af_Spurila


    Reference: http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elsa_af_Trolle
Sven Petersson
Sweden
Local time: 15:48
Meets criteria
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 225
Grading comment
Thanks very much, Sven - didn't realise about the nobility!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  gperdin: Absolutely. It is part of the name.
5 mins
  -> Thank you very much!

neutral  Roald Toskedal: You may be right, however I find it highly peculiar that the 'af' should be used in this fashion in a form heading. You wouldn't know about any nobility until the name is filled in! :) If it was pre-printed in the form, that is...
8 mins
  -> ????????????????

agree  Kent Andersson
9 hrs
  -> Thank you very much!
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