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Halmstad.

Halmstad, a town in Halland, in southwestern Sweden

8 characters2 syllables approx.Svenska language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈhâlmsta(d)/
  1. Halmstad, a town in Halland, in southwestern Sweden

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Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Old Danish Halmsthat. Prossibly compound of halm (“reed, bulrush”) + sthat (“place”). Originally the name of a now-vanished village near the Övraby church ruin and the river Nissan, before moving 2–3 km south to its present location in the 1320s. First attested in 1295.

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