Austgulen

Norwegian Bokmål Etymology From nn aust east, eastern + nb Gulen, literally “eastern Gulen”. The second element is of uncertain origin: nb Gulen has been derived either from Old Norse non gul gust of wind, or, more probably, from a Germanic root *geul reflected in Old Norse non gjól cleft.“Gulen”, Store norske leksikon. The surname is habitational, transferred from the place name. Pronunciation nb /²ˈæʉstˌɡʉː.lən/ [ˈæ̂ʉstˌɡʉː.lən] nb æʉstɡʉːlən 3 nb Aust gu len Proper noun nb proper noun nb locality mun/Gulen county/Vestland c/Norway, also the name of a basic statistical unit in the municipality nb place names from the locality in Gulen Municipality Coordinate terms nb Nordgulen locality and basic statistical unit in Gulen Municipality Statistics As of 1 January 2026, 198 people registered in Norway had nb Austgulen as their surname.“Navn”, Statistics Norway; data from the Norwegian Population Register as of 1 January 2026, published 28 January 2026. References “Gulen” in Store norske leksikon.