Bokn

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Uncertain origin.

Pronunciation

(Bokn) IPA^(key): [¹bu̞kn̩]

Proper noun

Bokn f

A municipality of Rogaland, Norway, primarily consisting of the two islands Austre Bokn and Vestre Bokn
An island in Finnøy, Rogaland

Derived terms

Compounds with Bokn use the old genitive Bokna-, from Old Norse Boknar.

Boknafjorden
Boknar (“someone from Bokn”)

References

Jørn Sandnes, Ola Stemshaug (1997) Norsk stadnamnleksikon, Oslo: Det Norske Samlaget, →ISBN

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