Boo

A community of Nacka, Stockholm, central Sweden.


Gråbo

A locality in Lerum, Sweden, 30km north east of Gothenburg.


Arild

Name sense: Ultimately genitive form of Arvid, later transformed.
Locality sense: Ultimately named after Saint Arild. First known as Danish Hellij Aruitz leije (“Holy Arild's Fishing Village”) in 1524, and Danish hellige Arrildz leye in 1556.
Up to late 19th century locally known as Arildsläge; by surface analysis, Arilds (“Arild's”) + läge (“fishing village”), or shortned to Läget (“the fishing village”). During late 19th century officially named Arild.

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Svenskt ortnamnslexikon (2016), pages 24–25, by Swedish Institute for Language and Folklore and Uppsala University Department of Scandinavian Languages

A village in Brunnby parish, Höganäs municipality, Skåne county, Sweden.


Flo

Attested in 1305 as Flo, name of a church village, probably containing the element flo(e) (“small body of water, pool, marsh”), from Old Norse flōi (“marsh, swamp”), from Proto-Germanic *flōduz (“river”).


Bolmen

Unknown. Possibly derived from Old Swedish *bolmber (“large; expansive”). Compare with the verb bolma (“billow”). Earliest known individual form attested since 1689 as New Latin Bollmen Lacus (“Lake Bolmen”); but part of Old Swedish Bolmsø (“Bolmen island”) since 1293.
See also the lakeside locality Odensjö (literally “Odin's Lake”), which is proposedly derived from a former name of lake Bolmen.

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

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

A village by the lake of same name in Annerstad parish, Ljungby municipality, Kronoberg county, Sweden.


Skeen

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


Ljungby

From ljung (“heather, Calluna vulgaris”) + by (“farm, village”).

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A village in Kalmar municipality, Kalmar county, Sweden.

A village in Falkenberg municipality, Halland county, Sweden.


Kånna

Unknown.
Possibly derived from Old Swedish *kvadhn (“filth; unclean”), based on a Middle Low German word, referring to the marsh and mire of the area.
Earliest known form attested since 1338 as Medieval Latin Quannom.

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SvOrtLex

Svenskt ortnamnslexikon (2016), page 181, by Swedish Institute for Language and Folklore and Uppsala University Department of Scandinavian Languages

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


Vittaryd

Inherited from Old Swedish Hwitaridh. Debated origin. By surface analysis, vitta + ryd.
* First half may be derived from Old Swedish Hvite (“a male name”). It may also be derived from Old Swedish hviter (“white”) of unkown reason.
* Second half might be ryd (“clearing”). It may also come from rör (“cairn”), if so it might refer to the Vittaryd labyrinth.

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SvOrtLex

Svenskt ortnamnslexikon (2016), page 362, by Swedish Institute for Language and Folklore and Uppsala University Department of Scandinavian Languages


Annerstad

Compound of Andor or Arndor (“a male name”) + stad (“place”), in the sense Andor's Place. Earliest known form attested since 1371 as Medieval Latin Anderstadhæ.

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SvOrtLex

Svenskt ortnamnslexikon (2016), page 23, by Swedish Institute for Language and Folklore and Uppsala University Department of Scandinavian Languages


Angelstad

Compound of Angul (“male name”) + stad (“place”), in the sense Angul's Place. Earliest known form attested since 1369 as Medieval Latin Angulstadha.

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SvOrtLex

Svenskt ortnamnslexikon (2016), page 387, by Swedish Institute for Language and Folklore and Uppsala University Department of Scandinavian Languages


Hamneda

Compound of hamn + -eda. Origin difficult to interpret. First half possibly from halfna (“sharecropping”). Second half from -eda (“passage along water”).
Attested since 1353 as Old Swedish Hafnadha.


Bolmstad

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


Dörarp

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SvOrtLex

Svenskt ortnamnslexikon (2016), page 62, by Swedish Institute for Language and Folklore and Uppsala University Department of Scandinavian Languages


Vrå

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


Bolmsö

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

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


Myresjö

Vetlanda Municipality
Vetlanda Municipality#English

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


Ryd

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.


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.


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


Bäcklund

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

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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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sv:Barnarp och Odensjö
sv:Odensjö socken

A village in Jönköping municipality, Jönköping county, Sweden.


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.


Samborombón

Unadapted borrowing from Spanish Samborombón.

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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.


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.


Lenne

A toponym for rivers and settlements in Germany