Vikingstad

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse *Víkingsstaðir m pl, from the male given name Víkingr ‎ staðr (“place, stead”). Doublet of Vikestad.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²vɪçːɪŋsta/, /²veːçɪŋsta/

Proper noun

Vikingstad m

1. A farm in Torvastad parish, Karmøy, Nordland, Norway
2. a surname used by people from the farm

Related terms

• Viking
• stad

References

• Oluf Rygh (1915) “Vikingstad”, in Norske Gaardnavne [Norwegian Farm Names] (in Norwegian Nynorsk), volume 10, page 407