"Stavanger" meaning in Norwegian Bokmål

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Proper name

IPA: /staˈʋaŋːər/ Audio: nb-stavanger.ogg
Rhymes: -ər Etymology: From Old Norse Stafangr, a compound of stafr + angr. Akin to Stavang. The meanings of the composite words are straightforward, but what exactly they refer to is unclear. * angr (“bay, fjord”), in reference to a body of water. This could be Breiavatnet, Byfjorden, Hillevågsvatnet, Vågen , or Østervåg. Norwegian etymologist Inge Særheim sees Vågen, the inlet atop the mouth of which stands the Stavanger Cathedral, as the most likely candidate. * stafr (“staff”), from Proto-Germanic *stabaz, relating to the straight and unbending shape of a landform. This could refer to the out-jutting headland on the east lip of Vågen, a steep drop down into (the shore of) a body of water, or simply the unbending shape of the body of water in question. Byfjorden, Hillevågsvatnet, and Vågen all have straightish shapes. Etymology templates: {{root|nb|ine-pro|*stebʰ-}}, {{inh|nb|non|Stafangr}} Old Norse Stafangr, {{af|non|stafr|angr|nocat=1}} stafr + angr, {{,}} ,, {{der|nb|gem-pro|*stabaz}} Proto-Germanic *stabaz, {{,}} , Head templates: {{head|nb|proper noun}} Stavanger
  1. Stavanger (a city and municipality of Rogaland, Norway) Categories (place): Cities in Norway, Cities in Rogaland, Norway, Municipalities of Norway, Places in Norway, Places in Rogaland, Norway
    Sense id: en-Stavanger-nb-name-NY9odb2u
  2. Stavanger (a historical county from 1662 to 1919, roughly equivalent to modern day Rogaland, Norway) Categories (place): Places in Norway
    Sense id: en-Stavanger-nb-name-tWsAfYFr Categories (other): Former political divisions
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: stavanger (english: a person from Stavanger), Stavangerhalvøya (english: Stavanger Peninsula), Stavangerregionen (english: Greater Stavanger), stavangersk (english: the dialect spoken in Stavanger, or something related to Stavanger)
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