Ljungby

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English

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Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish Ljungby.

Proper noun

Ljungby

  1. A city and municipality of Kronoberg county, Sweden.
  2. A village in Kalmar municipality, Kalmar county, Sweden.
  3. A village in Falkenberg municipality, Halland county, Sweden.

Swedish

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Etymology

Compound of ljung (“heather, Calluna vulgaris”) +‎ by (“farm; village”). In all senses, after the heather-covered heath surrounding the location at the time.[1]

Compare Norwegian Nynorsk Lyngbø.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²jɵŋbʏ/
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Proper noun

Ljungby n (genitive Ljungbys)

  1. A city and municipality of Kronoberg county, Sweden.
  2. A village in Kalmar municipality, Kalmar county, Sweden.
  3. A village in Falkenberg municipality, Halland county, Sweden.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Swedish Institute for Language and Folklore, Uppsala University Department of Scandinavian Languages (2016) Svenskt ortnamnslexikon‎, page 194
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