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Tolo.

a farm in Kvam, in the Hardanger district of Vestland, Norway

4 characters2 syllables approx.Norsk bokmål language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈtuː.lu/
  1. a farm in Kvam, in the Hardanger district of Vestland, Norway

  2. a surname transferred from the place name, originating from the farm

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Norse Tólóm, the dative plural of Tólár. The first element is from tó (“grassy spot, small green”), while the second element is uncertain and may represent the plural of either ló (“meadow”) or lá (“shoal water along the shore”). The surname is habitational, originating from the farm name. Compare Norwegian Nynorsk Tolo (“farm name and surname”).

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