Alta.
a town with bystatus and municipality of Finnmark, Norway
Meaning & usage
a town with bystatus and municipality of Finnmark, Norway
Where this word comes from
Uncertain. There are several theories: * Inherited from Old Norse álpt (“swan”); * Borrowed from Finnish ala- (“low”); * Borrowed from Northern Sami álda (“sacrificial site”). First attested in Danish in 1520 as Althen.
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