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Ringsaker
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Norwegian Bokmål
Ringsaker Municipality
Ringsaker no
thumb|Ringsaker Church
Etymology
nb non Hringisakr. The second element is non akr field, acre; the first element is unexplained. Originally the name of the farm and parsonage where Ringsaker Church was built, the name was subsequently transferred to the parish and municipality. The surname is habitational, from the place name.
14th century in the form Ringisakr.
Pronunciation
nb /rɪŋˈsɑː.kər/
nb ɑːkər 3
nb Ring sa ker
Proper noun
nb proper noun
nb municipality in s/Innlandet c/Norway, on Hedmarken, with Brumunddal as its administrative centre
nb parish in municipality/Ringsaker s/Innlandet c/Norway, centred on Ringsaker Church
nb place names from the Norwegian place name nb Ringsaker
Derived terms
nb ringsaksokning person from Ringsaker
Statistics
According to Statistics Norway, 14 people in Norway had nb Ringsaker as their surname as of 31 December 2025.“Liste over alle beskyttede etternavn”, Statistics Norway.
References
“Ringsaker” in Oluf Rygh, Norske Gaardnavne, volume 3, page 1.
“Ringsaker” in Store norske leksikon.
“Ringsaker”, NRK-språket.
Norwegian Nynorsk
nn:
Proper noun
nn proper noun
nn municipality co/Innlandet c/Norway formerly part of the county of Hedmark