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Frogner
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Norwegian Bokmål
no:Frogner,Frogner (strøk),Frogner hovedgård,Frogner (Lillestrøm)
thumb|Frogner Manor in Oslo.
thumb|An aerial view of Frogner in Oslo.
Etymology
nb non Fraunar, a plural place name probably derived from non frauð manure, referring to fertilized, fertile land. The Oslo neighbourhood and borough take their names from the historic farm. The surname is habitational, from farms named nb Frogner.
Pronunciation
nb /²ˈfrɔŋ.nər/ [ˈfrɔ̂ŋ.nə̌ɾ]
nb No-Frogner.ogg Audio
nb ɔŋnər 2
nb Frog ner
Proper noun
nb proper noun
nb farm city/Oslo c/Norway, the historic estate now known as no Frogner hovedgård
nb neighborhood city/Oslo c/Norway, developed on land formerly belonging to the farm
nb borough city/Oslo c/Norway
nb village mun/Lillestrøm county/Akershus c/Norway
nb place names
Statistics
According to Forebears, 537 people in Norway bore the surname nb Frogner in 2014.“Frogner Surname” at Forebears.
References
“Frogner hovedgård” in Store norske leksikon.
“Frogner – bydel i Oslo” in Store norske leksikon.
“Frogner (strøk)” in no Oslo byleksikon.