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Gurå
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Appendix:Variations of "gura"
Norwegian Bokmål
no:Guro
Alternative forms
nb Guro, nb Goro, nb Guru, nb Gyro
Pronunciation
nb /ˈɡʉː.ro/ /ˈɡuː.ro/
nb ʉːro uːro 2
nb Gu rå
Proper noun
nb proper noun
nb female Old Norse Guro
Usage notes
Of the 10,000 most common given names recorded in Norway, nb Gurå is the only one ending in the letter sequence -å.
The name has particularly strong local traditions in parts of Western Norway.
The pronunciation with /ʉː/ is now usual, while a pronunciation with /uː/ is older.
Statistics
According to Statistics Norway, 11 women in Norway had nb Gurå as their sole or first given name as of 1 January 2022.“Gurå” at Babyverden, citing Statistics Norway.
References
“Gurå – kvinnenamn” in Store norske leksikon.
“Gurå” at Nordic Names.
Norwegian Nynorsk
nn:Gudrun
Etymology
From nn non Guðrún where the -n is lost following nationalisation of the preceding vowel (cf. non augun > nn augo).
Pronunciation
nn [²ɡʉːro̞]
Proper noun
nn proper noun f
nn dialectal nn Gudrun