Holstad

Norwegian Bokmål Alternative forms nb Hølstad farm-name variant, especially for the Furnes/Ringsaker and Østre Toten name type Etymology nb ine-pro *steh₂- A Norwegian farm name and habitational surname. Several Norwegian farms bear the name, and the etymology varies by locality. The Holstad farms in nb Ås are from nb non Hávarðsstaðir, from the genitive singular of the male given name non Hávarðr + non staðir farmsteads, dwellings, literally “Hávarðr’s farmsteads”. Other farms called nb Holstad or nb Hølstad may instead have a first element from a different personal name or from non hóll hill. The second element non staðir is the plural of non staðr place, stead, from nb gem-pro *stadiz place, stead, from nb ine-pro *steh₂- to stand. Compare other Norwegian farm names in -stad. Pronunciation nb /ˈhɔl.stɑ/ nb ɔlstɑ 2 nb Hol stad Proper noun nb proper noun nb farm mun/Ås county/Akershus c/Norway nb farm mun/Fjaler county/Vestland c/Norway nb farm mun/Ringsaker county/Innlandet c/Norway nb habitational from Norwegian farm names Statistics According to Statistics Norway, nb Holstad was borne by 840 people in Norway as a surname in 2025.“Etternavn”, Statistics Norway. References “Holstad” in Kartverket’s Sentralt stadnamnregister. “Holstad” in Kartverket’s Sentralt stadnamnregister. “Holstad” in Gårdsbruk i Ås. “Flyfoto av Øvre Holstad, «Øver-Hølstad», Furnes, Ringsaker” in DigitaltMuseum.