Durmstrang in Scandinavia?

[Berit Jakobsen]

No: HPFGUIDX 87557

Berit wrote:
> 
> The closest name I could find for the first part of Durmstrang 
> is "Dur", which according to http://www.last-names.net/surname.asp 
is:
> 
> "Dur: In the Gaelic, signifies dull, stubborn, obstinate; also, 
> steady, earnest, persevering." I don't know if that means "Dur" is 
of 
> Gaelic origin, but that was all I could find.


Let me add that a similar surname, "Durkee", is of Slavic origin:
"DURKEE :
Slavic, derived from a nickname for a stupid, dull, or foolish 
individual."
(http://www.vitalog.net/cgi-bin/select_name.cgi)

The meaning is the same as the one for "Dur", so maybe  
our "Durmstrang" is a mix of Slavic and Norwegian names?

Berit