Share what you know! Meanings and history of the name Jurgen : | Edit. Share what you know! Famous real-life people named Jurgen: | Edit. Juergen JÃ¼rgen (habermas. b). 1929 A german sociologist and. Philosopher Juergen (jÃ¼rgen. klinsmann). b 1964rigin of the name George: Derived from the Greek geÅrgos (earthworker, farmer), which is composed from the elements gÄ (earth) and ergein (to work). From A World of Baby Names by Teresa Norman.
Background. Leif Erikson was born of Norwegian descent around 970 CE in Iceland. It is thought that his father and grandfather were outlaws and explorers around Scandinavia and Greenland. His father founded two settlements in Greenland.Leif had two brothers and one sister.ackground. Leif Erikson was born of Norwegian descent around 970 CE in Iceland. It is thought that his father and grandfather were outlaws and explorers around Scandinavia and Greenland. His father founded two settlements in Greenland.
Half a millennium before Columbus âdiscoveredâ America, those Viking feet may have been the first European ones to ever have touched North American soil. Exploration was a family business for the expeditionâs leader, Leif Eriksson (variations of his last name include Erickson, Ericson, Erikson, Ericsson and Eiriksson). His father, Erik the Red, founded the first European settlement of Greenland after being expelled from Iceland around A.D. 985 for killing a neighbor.