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Ringsaker.

a municipality in Innlandet, Norway, on Hedmarken, with Brumunddal as its administrative centre

9 characters3 syllables approx.Norsk bokmål language

Meaning & usage

name/rɪŋˈsɑː.kər/
  1. a municipality in Innlandet, Norway, on Hedmarken, with Brumunddal as its administrative centre

  2. a parish in Ringsaker, Innlandet, Norway, centred on Ringsaker Church

  3. a surname transferred from the place name, from the Norwegian place name Ringsaker

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Norse Hringisakr. The second element is akr (“field, acre”); the first element is unexplained. Originally the name of the farm and parsonage where Ringsaker Church was built, the name was subsequently transferred to the parish and municipality. The surname is habitational, from the place name. First attested in the 14th century in the form Ringisakr.

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