Aurdal.
a village in Nord-Aurdal municipality, Innlandet, Norway, in Valdres
Meaning & usage
a village in Nord-Aurdal municipality, Innlandet, Norway, in Valdres
a township in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States, named after the Norwegian village
a surname transferred from the place name, originating from the place name Aurdal
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Old Norse Aurardalr, probably with a first element that is the genitive of a lost river name related to aurr (“gravel; wet clay, mud”), and dalr (“valley”) as the second element. The name may thus be interpreted as “the valley of the gravel river”. As a surname, it is habitational, originating from the place name Aurdal. Aurdal Township in Minnesota, United States, was organized in 1870 and named after the Norwegian village.
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