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Hole.

a municipality of Buskerud, Norway, in the traditional district of Ringerike, with Vik as its administrative centre

4 characters2 syllables approx.Norsk bokmål language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈhuː.lə/
  1. a municipality of Buskerud, Norway, in the traditional district of Ringerike, with Vik as its administrative centre

  2. a surname transferred from the place name, transferred from one of several Norwegian farms named Hole

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Norse Hólar, plural of hóll (“round, isolated hill; mound”). Originally the name of the farm where Hole Church was built, the name was subsequently transferred to the parish and municipality. The surname is habitational, transferred from one of several Norwegian farms bearing the name. First attested in 1330 in the form Holom.

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