Aurdal

English <dab!> Proper noun en village mun:suf/Nord-Aurdal co/Innlandet c/Norway. en twp co/Otter Tail County s/Minnesota c/USA, named after Aurdal, Norway. Derived terms en Nord-Aurdal en Sør-Aurdal Norwegian Bokmål Aurdal no Aurdal Township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota thumb|Aurdal Church in the village. Etymology nb non Aurardalr, probably with a first element that is the genitive of a lost river name related to non aurr gravel; wet clay, mud, and non dalr valley as the second element. The name may thus be interpreted as “the valley of the gravel river”. As a surname, it is habitational, originating from the place name nb Aurdal. nb Aurdal Township in Minnesota, United States, was organized in 1870 and named after the Norwegian village. Pronunciation nb /ˈæʉ̯r.dɑːl/ [ˈæʉ̯ɖɑːl] nb æʉrdɑːl 2 nb Aur dal Proper noun nb proper noun nb village mun:suf/Nord-Aurdal county:also/Innlandet c:also/Norway, in no Valdres nb township county/Otter Tail County state:also/Minnesota c:also/United States, named after the Norwegian village nb place names originating from the place name Aurdal Usage notes The village normally takes nb i in: i Aurdal (“in Aurdal”). Historically, nb Aurdal also denoted the wider area later divided into nb Nord-Aurdal and nb Sør-Aurdal. Derived terms nb Aurdalsfjorden lake in Nord-Aurdal nb Aurdalsåsen mountain and upland area near Aurdal nb aurdøl inhabitant or native of Aurdal nb Nord-Aurdal municipality in Innlandet nb Sør-Aurdal municipality in Innlandet Statistics According to Statistics Norway, 276 people in Norway bore the surname nb Aurdal as of 31 December 2025.“Etternavn brukt av 200 personer eller flere”, Statistics Norway. References Aurdal no “Aurdal” in the Norwegian Mapping Authority's Central Place-Name Register. “Nord-Aurdal” in Store norske leksikon. Aurdal Township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota “Aurdal Township”, Otter Tail County.