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All the members of the family in the United States are descended from Hans
Gyllenhaal through his great great-great grandson Anders Leonard (1842â1905) and his wife Amanda (nĂ©e Nelson, 1859â1948). Anders Leonard Gyllenhaal emigrated to the United States in 1865. A prominent member of this younger
310:'s sister; in 1817, widowed, she married J. Montgomery-Cederhjelm in Vienna and became a leading figure and "trendsetter" in Stockholm society. In 1825 she was widowed again; she married a third time in 1839 to Carl Gyllenhaal. She was the subject of a poem by the leading Swedish poet
662:, however, it was pronounced with a long "a" as in the English word "far"; the double "aa", as with the "ah" in the alternative "Gyllenhahl" (see above) only indicates a long vowel "a". The "o" sound corresponding to Danish "aa" was normally rendered by "Ă„" ("Ă„Ă„", "Ă„h").
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The second problem for
English-speakers is how to pronounce the prefix "Gyllen", i.e. Golden. The USA branch of the family's solution is to pronounce it "Jill-EN-hall", but in Sweden "Gy" is pronounced as "Y" followed by a
302:(1796â1863), singer, composer and socialite; married in her third marriage to cavalry lieutenant Baron Carl Alexander Fredrik Gyllenhaal, son of Carl Henrik Gyllenhaal and his wife, Hedvig Charlotta
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The name "Gyllenhaal" originated from Nils
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212:. His great-great grandson, Baron Herman Gyllenhaal of HĂ€rlingstorp (born 1934), is now the head of both branches of the noble family Gyllenhaal. He has a son, Lars.
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Gyllenhaal (born 1968), great great great grandson of Lars Herman Gyllenhaal, Swedish writer, member of the Swedish Military History Commission.
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descended from cavalry officer
Lieutenant Nils Gunnarsson Haal (died 1680 or 1681), ennobled in 1652 with a change of name to "Gyllenhaal".
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that his last name was pronounced "Yil-en-hoo-luh-hay", parodying
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Leonard Gyllenhaal (1842â1905), grandson of Leonard G., editor-in-chief of the Swedish-American newspaper
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Anders Gyllenhaal, Washington Editor and Vice President of News,
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Johan Abraham Gyllenhaal (1750â1788), geologist and mineralogist.
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525:(1752â1840), Swedish military officer and entomologist â Anna
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259:in 4 parts, published between 1808 and 1827.
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791:Entry for Johan Abraham Gyllenhaal
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