"Kristiansund" meaning in Norwegian Bokmål

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Proper name

IPA: /krɪstjanˈsʉn/ Audio: nb-kristiansund.ogg
Rhymes: -ʉn Etymology: Kristian + sund, named after Christian VI of Denmark, the King of Denmark and Norway from 1730 to 1746, who gave the town township rights in 1742. The original spelling of the city was Christianssund, used from 1742 to 1877, then the spelling Kristianssund was used until 1889, and the modern spelling Kristiansund has been used since. The town was referred to as Fosna or Fosen, before given township rights, from Old Norse fólgsn (“hiding place, hidden port”). It was also often named Lille Fosen ("the small Fosen") to distinguish it from the island Storfosna ("the big Fosen") in Ørland to the north. Etymology templates: {{compound|nb|Kristian|sund}} Kristian + sund, {{inh|nb|non|fólgsn||hiding place, hidden port}} Old Norse fólgsn (“hiding place, hidden port”) Head templates: {{head|nb|proper noun}} Kristiansund
  1. Kristiansund (a town and municipality of Møre og Romsdal, Western Norway, Norway) Wikipedia link: Kristiansund Categories (place): Municipalities of Norway, Places in Møre og Romsdal, Places in Norway, Towns in Møre og Romsdal, Towns in Norway Synonyms: Christianssund, Kristianssund, Fosna, Fosen Derived forms: kristiansunding (english: a person from Kristiansund), kristiansunder (english: a person from Kristiansund)
    Sense id: en-Kristiansund-nb-name-RTrrLqrC Categories (other): Norwegian Bokmål entries with incorrect language header

Alternative forms

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