Grimshult

A village in Annerstad parish, Ljungby municipality, Kronoberg county, Sweden.


Bolmstad

A village in Bolmsö island, Ljungby municipality, Kronoberg county, Sweden.


Tvåflodslandet

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Tvåflodslandet ? (genitive Tvåflodslandets)

två (“two”) + flod (“river”) + -s- + land (“land”) + -et (“the”)

compound

Mesopotamia (an ancient civilisation in the Middle East, between Tigris and Euphrat, mainly in modern Iraq)


Vrå

From vrå (“corner”). Attested since 1543 as Wråå.

A village and parish of Ljungby municipality, Kronoberg county, Sweden.


Bolmsö

Inherited from Old Swedish Bolmsø.
Compound of Bolmen + ö (“island”).

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Svenskt ortnamnslexikon (2016), page 43, by Swedish Institute for Language and Folklore and Uppsala University Department of Scandinavian Languages

När Grimmer war tolf åhra gamal, for han i hernad och wart en förnemlig frigßman Han tog ſig till huſtru Böggerd / Alfhilds och Starkoters Aludrengs dotter: och ſatte ſig till att bo i Småland / på then öen ſom heter Bolm / och kallades ſedan thär af Grimer på Bolmßöö.

1672, anonymous author, translated by Olaus Verelius, Hervarar Saga På Gammal Götska, page 3:

When Grimmer was twelve years old, he went into the army and became a distinguished freeman. He married Böggerd / Alfhild and Starkoters Aludreng's daughter: and settled down to live in Småland / on the island called Bolm / and was then called by Grimer of Bolmsö.

An island of lake Bolmen, in former Finnveden, today Småland, Sweden

A village and parish on the island of same name in Ljungby municipality, Kronoberg county, Sweden.


Finnveden

Debated.
The first half finn may refer to a people, or roaming hunters and fishers.
The second half may be Old Swedish ed/ede (“road”) referring to Lagastigen, or Old Swedish hed (“forest area”). The contemporary form comes from early folk etymological associations with ved (“woods”).
Earliest known form attested since 551 CE via Late Latin Finnaithae in De origine actibusque Getarum by Jordanes.

A historical country later incorporated into Småland, Sweden.

De origine actibusque Getarum
Finnveden
Jordanes
sv:Lagastigen


Norrmalm

Compound of norr (“north”) + malm (“sandy hill”).

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A suburb and borough in Stockholm, Sweden.


Västra Götaland

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Västra Götaland ? (genitive Västra Götalands)

västra (“western”) + Götaland (“Geatland”)


Lombardiet

administrative region
administrative region

Lombardy (an administrative region in northern Italy, where its capital and the largest city Milan is founded in the Po Valley)


Florens

Florence (a metropolitan city and capital city of Tuscany, Italy)


Apulien

Apulia (a peninsula and administrative region in southern Italy)


S:t Michel (canonical common-gender neuter)

(neuter) Mikkeli (a town and municipality in eastern Finland).


Förenade arabemiraten

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Förenade arabemiraten n (genitive Förenade arabemiratens)

United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates#English:_Q878

United Arab Emirates (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)


Östasien

Holonym: Asien


Sydasien

Holonym: Asien


salutorg

salutorg (indefinite nominative singular)
salutorgs (genitive indefinite singular)
salutorget (definite nominative singular)
salutorgets (definite genitive singular)
salutorg (indefinite nominative plural)
salutorgs (genitive indefinite plural)
salutorgen (definite nominative plural)
salutorgens (definite genitive plural)

marketplace, market square (open area in a town housing a public market)


Myresjö

Vetlanda Municipality
Vetlanda Municipality#English

Myresjö, A locality in Vetlanda Municipality, Jönköping, Sweden.


Barents hav

Named after Dutch explorer Willem Barentsz.


Kamtjatka

Borrowed from Russian Камча́тка (Kamčátka).

bor+

A long peninsula in the Far East of Russia


ishav

ishav (indefinite nominative singular)
ishavs (genitive indefinite singular)
ishavet (definite nominative singular)
ishavets (definite genitive singular)
ishav (indefinite nominative plural)
ishavs (genitive indefinite plural)
ishaven (definite nominative plural)
ishavens (definite genitive plural)

ice-covered ocean (e.g. the Arctic or Southern Ocean)


Sydsudan

South Sudan (a country in East Africa, formerly the southern part of Sudan)


Björnön

Definite form; from björn (“bear”) + ö (“island”).

Bear Island (an island in Svalbard, Norway)


Skagen

A town in Frederikshavn municipality, Denmark.


Centraleuropa

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Centraleuropa n (genitive Centraleuropas)


Jädern

From Old Norse Jaðarr, compare Norwegian Jadaren, Jæren. Cognate with Danish Jæderen and Icelandic Jaðar.


Jäderen

Dock aͤr Vaͤrman uti Landskaperne Jaͤderen, Dalerne och Lister, som utgoͤra sydligaste delen af Norge ofta ganska stark.

1814, Daniel Djurberg, “danska Riket”, in Beskrifning över Konungariket Norge, Färöarne samt Ön Island, Stockholm, page 224:

However, the heat out in the districts Jæren, Dalane and Lister, which constitute the southernmost part of Norway, is often quite strong.


bangård

bangård (indefinite nominative singular)

From bana + gård. Compare Danish banegård.


Ryd

Region Kronoberg
Region Kronoberg#English

A town in Tingsryd, Region Kronoberg, Sweden.

Region Jönköping
Region Jönköping#English

A village in Jönköping, Region Jönköping, Sweden.

A locality in Karlskrona, Region Blekinge, Sweden.

A locality in Hultsfred, Region Kalmar, Sweden.


Östbo

Inherited from Old Swedish Østbo. Compound of öst (“east”) + -bo (“region; district”).

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Svenskt ortnamnslexikon (2016), page 391, by Swedish Institute for Language and Folklore and Uppsala University Department of Scandinavian Languages

(now historical) A hundred in Finnveden, Småland, Sweden.


Västbo

Inherited from Old Swedish Wæstbo. Compound of väst (“west”) + -bo (“region; district”).

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Svenskt ortnamnslexikon (2016), page 368, by Swedish Institute for Language and Folklore and Uppsala University Department of Scandinavian Languages


Sunnerbo

Inherited from Old Swedish Sunderbo. Compound of sunner  (“south”) + -bo (“region; district”).

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Svenskt ortnamnslexikon (2016), page 303, by Swedish Institute for Language and Folklore and Uppsala University Department of Scandinavian Languages


Södra Ljunga

Compound of södra (“south”) + ljunga (“heaters; moor”). Originally only Ljunga, but södra (“south”) was added in 1886 to differentiate from Norra Ljunga in Västbo hundred.
Earliest known form attested since 1374 as Medieval Latin parochia Lyonga.

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SvOrtLex

Svenskt ortnamnslexikon (2016), page 312, by Swedish Institute for Language and Folklore and Uppsala University Department of Scandinavian Languages

A village and parish of Ljungby municipality, Kronoberg county, Sweden.


Traryd

Compound of trana (“crane”) + ryd (“clearing”), origin unknown. First attested in 1404.

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SvOrtLex

Svenskt ortnamnslexikon (2016), page 325, by Swedish Institute for Language and Folklore and Uppsala University Department of Scandinavian Languages

A town and parish in Markaryd municipality, Kronoberg county, Sweden.


Tutaryd

Inherited from Old Swedish Tutarydh.
Compound of tuta (“protution; point”) + ryd (“clearing”), probably referring to the hill the church is located upon. First attested in 1406.

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SvOrtLex

Svenskt ortnamnslexikon (2016), page 330, by Swedish Institute for Language and Folklore and Uppsala University Department of Scandinavian Languages

A village and parish in Ljungby municipality, Kronoberg county, Sweden.


Vidöstern

A lake in Ljungby and Värnamo municipality in southern Sweden


Bäcklund

Compound of bäck (“brook”) + lund (“grove”).

com+

A village in Robertsfors municipality, Västerbotten county, Sweden.


Odensjö

Compound of Oden (“Odin”) + sjö (“lake”).
* Kronoberg county: inherited from Old Swedish Odhinsredha and Odhænsøryth. Ultimately unkown origin, but proposedly from an assumed former name of lake Bolmen, Old Swedish *Odhænsø (literally “Odin's Lake”).
* Jönköping county: inherited from Old Swedish Odhensioo. Ultimately unkown origin, but proposedly from an assumed former name of lake Barnarpasjön, Old Swedish Odhensioo (literally “Odin's Lake”).

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SvOrtLex

Svenskt ortnamnslexikon (2016), page 243, by Swedish Institute for Language and Folklore and Uppsala University Department of Scandinavian Languages

sv:Barnarp och Odensjö
sv:Odensjö socken

A parish and district of Ljungby municipality, Kronoberg county, Sweden.

A village in Jönköping municipality, Jönköping county, Sweden.


Nougård

Adapted borrowing from Older Russian Новгородъ (Novgorod) with a Swedish ending gård


Gagauzien

Gagauzia (an autonomous region of Moldova)


Baggböle

/ˈbɑɡˌbøːlɛ/

Compound of Bagge (“male name”) + böle (“living place; farm”), in the sense Bagge's Place. Most likely referring to an aside lying farm. Attested since 1530–1531.

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SvOrtLex

Svenskt ortnamnslexikon (2016), page 32, by Swedish Institute for Language and Folklore and Uppsala University Department of Scandinavian Languages

A village in Umeå municipality, Västerbotten county, Sweden.


Haverdal

Borrowed from Danish Haffredall, originally derived from Old Danish Hawærydh. The original being a compound of have (“pasture”) + ryd (“clearing”).
Then shortened via the parish dialect to "Haverd", plus the added plural suffix -a (For unkown reason many place-names are in plural form, despite often referring to a single feature.).
"Haverda" was then, via folk etymology, transformed to its contemporary form "Haverdal"; where dal means "dale" or "valley".
The original form Hawærydh is first attested in 1466. The dal (“dale”) form is attested since 1603 as Haffredall.

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SvOrtLex

Svenskt ortnamnslexikon (2016), page 121, by Swedish Institute for Language and Folklore and Uppsala University Department of Scandinavian Languages

Svenskt ortnamnslexikon (2016), page 10, by Swedish Institute for Language and Folklore and Uppsala University Department of Scandinavian Languages

A town in Harplinge district, Halmstad municipality, Halland county, Sweden.


Samborombón

Unadapted borrowing from Spanish Samborombón.

ubor

Samborombón, en liten by förutan gata. Den ligger inte långt från Rio de la Plata. Nästan i kanten av den blåa Atlanten, och med Pampas bakom sig, många hundra gröna mil. Dit kom jag ridande en afton i april, för jag ville dansa tango.

1937, Evert Taube (lyrics and music), “Fritiof och Carmencita [Fritiof and Carmencita]”:

Samborombón, a small village without a street. It is located not far from Rio de la Plata. Almost at the edge of the blue Atlantic, and with Pampas behind it [itself], many hundred green miles. There [thither, to there] I came riding one evening in April, because I wanted to tango.

A village in Brandsen partido, Buenos Aires province, Argentina.


Savojen

(historical) Savoy (a region in western Europe)


morän

morän (indefinite nominative singular)
moräns (genitive indefinite singular)
moränen (definite nominative singular)
moränens (definite genitive singular)
moräner (indefinite nominative plural)
moräners (genitive indefinite plural)
moränerna (definite nominative plural)
moränernas (definite genitive plural)


Abchazien

Ultimately from Russian Абха́зия (Abxázija) and Georgian აფხაზეთი (apxazeti).

Abkhazia (a region and unrecognised country in Georgia, Caucasus)


Gnesta

Vi hade vart i Askersund och Pressbyrån i Gnesta

1986, Galenskaparna och After Shave (lyrics and music), “Husvagn”, in Macken:

A town and municipality of Södermanland County, Sweden


Östra Nöbbelöv

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Östra Nöbbelöv ? (genitive Östra Nöbbelövs)

The first element from östra (“eastern”). It was added in 1885 to distinguish it from other locations with the same name.
The second element inherited from Old Swedish Nybbile, derived from Old Danish *nybyli (“new construction”). The last part löv is an otherwise common toponym, but was here added in the mid-17th century as a folk etymological addition.
Earliest known form attested since 1322 as Medieval Latin Ecclesiis Nybbile.

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Svenskt ortnamnslexikon (2016), page 56, by Swedish Institute for Language and Folklore and Uppsala University Department of Scandinavian Languages

Svenskt ortnamnslexikon (2016), page 395, by Swedish Institute for Language and Folklore and Uppsala University Department of Scandinavian Languages

A village and parish of Simrishamn municipality, Scania county, Sweden.


Förenade kungariket

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Förenade kungariket n (genitive Förenade kungarikets)

Calque of English United Kingdom, equivalent to förenad + kungarike.


förna

förna (indefinite nominative singular)
förnas (genitive indefinite singular)
förnan (definite nominative singular)
förnans (definite genitive singular)
förnor (indefinite nominative plural)
förnors (genitive indefinite plural)
förnorna (definite nominative plural)
förnornas (definite genitive plural)

(biology, ecology) forest floor, detritus


Lenne

A toponym for rivers and settlements in Germany


Ånnsjön

From Ånn + sjö (Ånn is the local train station).


världshav

världshav (indefinite nominative singular)
världshavs (genitive indefinite singular)
världshavet (definite nominative singular)
världshavets (definite genitive singular)
världshav (indefinite nominative plural)
världshavs (genitive indefinite plural)
världshaven (definite nominative plural)
världshavens (definite genitive plural)

Compound of värld (“world”) + -s- + hav (“sea”). Compare German Weltmeer, Dutch wereldzee.


säckstation

säckstation (indefinite nominative singular)
säckstations (genitive indefinite singular)
säckstationen (definite nominative singular)
säckstationens (definite genitive singular)
säckstationer (indefinite nominative plural)
säckstationers (genitive indefinite plural)
säckstationerna (definite nominative plural)
säckstationernas (definite genitive plural)

Compound of säck (“sack; bag”) + station (“station”). First attested in 1899. Cognate with German Sackbahnhof and Norwegian sekkestasjon.

A terminus, a terminal; a type of train station without any thoroughfare, where the railroad tracks stop (although not necessarily the final stop of the line).


blandskog

blandskog (indefinite nominative singular)


Yggersrydsjön

A lake in Småland, Sweden, between Nybro and Växjö, close to Åfors. The Lyckebyån River runs into it from the north-west (at the Kalmar county border) and runs out of it in the south (in Kårahult).


Sigtuna

/ˈsɪɡːtʉːna/

A town and municipality of Stockholm County, Sweden


Hosjön

ho c (“trough, sink”) + sjön c (“lake”, definite singular noun).

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Hosjön (a lake in Falun, Dalarna, Sweden).


Gaviksfjärden

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Gaviksfjärden c (genitive Gaviksfjärdens)


Ullångersfjärden

Ullångersfjärden c (genitive Ullångersfjärdens)

A bay between Gaviksfjärden and Näskefjärden


Hålnan

A lake in Sweden, in Långshyttan area, having a trefaldighetskälla on its southern coast


Lången

Related to lång (“long”), although not all of the lakes with this name has a long form.


Istrum

The first part has unclear origin, while the ending -um is probably from Old Norse heimr.

A village in Västergötland, Sweden, supposed burial place of Kettil Runske, close to Eggby.


Åfors

A village in Småland, Sweden, between Eriksmåla and Yggersrydsjön.


Kårahult

Probably from dialectal kåra (“woodshaving”) (compare dialectal Norwegian Nynorsk kåre or kaure), while -hult is a common toponym ending in Southern Sweden, from Old Norse holt. According to Hyltén-Cavallius, Kåre was name of a local clan or tribe.

A former farm in Småland, Sweden, in outskirts of Åfors


Yggersryd

Probably from male name Ygge(r), variant of Ödger (from Old Norse Auðgeirr), while -ryd is a common toponym ending in Southern Sweden, from ryd. According to Hyltén-Cavallius, Ygge was name of a local clan or tribe.

A village in Småland, Sweden, between Kosta and Åfors, close to Transjö


Transjö

In all cases, probably a compound of trana + sjö, meaning “Crane Lake”.

A village in Småland, Sweden, between Eriksmåla and Kosta.

A lake in Småland, Sweden, close to the village mentioned above, connected to Yggersrydsjön.

A lake in Småland, Sweden, close to Skruvemåla

A lake in Småland, Sweden, close to Hjortsberga

A lake in Västmanland, Sweden, close to Virsbo


Dolparna

A location in Jämtland County, Sweden, located on the Halsenstigen duckboards in the bogs on the northern coast of Ånnsjön, in the east of tumuli and petroglyphs of Klocka.

A lake in Värmland County, Sweden, in the bogs between Dolptorpet and Dolpberget, having Svantjärn lake in the east and Mansån creek in the west.


Landverk

Probably from land + verk, compare Norwegian Nynorsk Landsverk.

A village in Jämtland County, Sweden, on the northern coast of Ånnsjön


Pukeberg

From puke + berg. Literally, “Devil Rock”, although none of the farms with this name have any notable rocks or landscape heights. The same can be said about farm names spelled as Pukaberg.
(area of Nybro): The name is probably referring to the high rock in the forest between the west side of the glass factory and the Musikvägen street. May also refer to some rock which was removed during the construction of the factory. Less likely, refers to the slalom hill in Svartbäcksmåla.

An area in Småland, Sweden, in southern outskirts of Nybro