Ulvestad
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
- (Volda) IPA(key): /²ʊlvəstaː/, /²ʉlvəstaː/
- (Valdres) IPA(key): /²ʉɽvəstaː/
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”).
Alternative forms
Spellings from older sources
- Wlffuestadum (1427)
- Vlstad (1520)
- Wllestad (1603)
- Wllestadt (1606)
- Vlffuestad (1617)
- Welfestad (1626)
- Wlffuestad (1647)
- Ulfuestad (1664, 1667)
Proper noun
Ulvestad m
- A village in Volda, Norway.
Derived terms
- Ulvestadbygda
- Ulvestadhaugen
- Ulvestadsætra
Proper noun
Ulvestad m
- A village in Valdres district, Oppland, Norway.