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.
and. Bobby. Leif was born Leif was born in Norwegian,Iceland. He was born in Iceland but his parents were Norwegian.Leif was born in about 960 A.D. Leif Ericson had a sister who was killed by a group of Indians in Vinland. Where Leif Ericson sailed Leif Ericson sailed across the Atlantic Ocean from Greenland to visit Norway in about 999A.D. It was probably in 1003 that Leif Ericson sailed west from Greenland to seek the strange land about which he had heard. The first European to set foot on North America Leif Ericson was one of the first Europeans to set foot on North America.