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Breivik
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English
Etymology
en no Breivik.
Proper noun
en Norwegian.
en John D. Sutter Welcome to the world’s nicest prison w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2012/05/24/world/europe/norway-prison-bastoy-nicest/index.html 2012-05-24 Even at a time when Anders Behring Breivik is on trial in Norway for killing 77 people in a terror attack last year – and the remote possibility he could end up at Bastoy or a similar prison some day – Nilsen and others stand up for this brand of justice. https://web.archive.org/web/20260726080340/https://www.cnn.com/2012/05/24/world/europe/norway-prison-bastoy-nicest/index.html 26 July 2026
Norwegian Bokmål
Breivik no
Etymology
From nb non Breiðvík. nb brei<t:broad, wide> vik<t:bay, inlet> broad bay.
Pronunciation
nb /ˈbræɪ̯ˌʋiːk/
nb iːk 2
nb Brei vik
Proper noun
nb proper noun
a Norwegian place name borne by several farms, villages and other localities
nb place names
Statistics
According to Statistics Norway, 2,574 people in Norway bore the surname nb Breivik as of 31 December 2025.“Etternavn”, Statistics Norway.
References
“Breivik” in the Norwegian Mapping Authority's Central Place-Name Register.