Haugesund

English Proper noun en town/and/mun in co:suf/Rogaland co/Norway. Norwegian Bokmål nb: 250px|thumb|Harbour of Haugesund city. Etymology nb ine-pro *kewk- nb haug -e- sund, with the meaning "the strait by the farm 'Haugar'", first part is the plural of nb haug heap, pile from nb non haugr howe, cairn, from nb gem-pro *haugaz height, hill, from nb ine-pro *kewk- hill, elevation. Last part from nb non sund swimming; narrow waters (which you can swim across), from nb gem-pro *sundą swimming, sound, strait, from earlier gem-pro *swumdan, from nb ine-pro *swm̥tóm. Pronunciation nb /ˈhæʉɡəsʉn/ nb nb-haugesund.ogg nb ʉn nb Hau ge sund Proper noun nb proper noun nb city/and/municipality co/Rogaland c/Norway Derived terms nb haugesunder person from Haugesund See also nb araber old nickname for a person from Haugesund References Haugesund “Haugesund” in NRK's place-name pronunciation archive. Haugesund no Anagrams nb adeghnsuu snauhugde Norwegian Nynorsk nn: nn:+ kommune Proper noun nn proper noun nn town with bystatus/and/municipality co/Rogaland c/Norway