Ulvestad

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Uncertain first part; Possibly from the Old Norse male name Ulfr, or from ulfr (“wolf”). Another possibility is a river name *Ulfa, which has later disappeared. The last part is from staðr (“stead, place”).

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Proper noun

Ulvestad m

  1. A farm in Volda, Sunnmøre district, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
  2. a surname, used by people from the village
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Etymology 2

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Proper noun

Ulvestad m

  1. A farm in Valdres district, Oppland, Norway.

References

  • Oluf Rygh (1908) “Ulvestad”, in Norske Gaardnavne [Norwegian Farm Names] (in Norwegian Nynorsk), volume 13, page 84
  • Oluf Rygh (1900-1902) “Ulvestad”, in Norske Gaardnavne [Norwegian Farm Names] (in Norwegian Nynorsk), volume 4, page 293
  • Olav Veka (2000) “Ulvestad”, in Norsk etternamnleksikon (in Norwegian Nynorsk), →ISBN
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