Vardø

See also: vardo and Vårdö

English

Proper noun

Vardø

A town with bystatus and municipality of Finnmark, Norway

Translations

municipality in Norway

Danish: Vardø
Finnish: Vuoreija (fi)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: Vardø (no)

Nynorsk: Vardø

Anagrams

DARVO, Davor

Norwegian Bokmål

Proper noun

Vardø

A town with bystatus and municipality of Finnmark, Norway

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Vardøy
Vordøy

Etymology

Danicised form of Vordøy, Vardøy; from Middle Norwegian *Vǫrð(u)øy, from varða +‎ ey. Replaced earlier Vargøy.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /²vaɖːø/
Note: The traditional pronunciation is /²vɔːrœʏːa/, more akin to the written form Vordøy.

Proper noun

Vardø

A town with bystatus and municipality of Finnmark, Norway

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