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Kräkånger
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Swedish
Etymology
sv kräk ånger vomit regret.
Of sv 1 origin. Possibly sv krik, krike *anger sharp angle, bend creek, inlet 1, refering to the former inlet, now lake, Avafjärden east of the village. 1539 SO as sv Kreckångher. ISOF – Svenskt ortnamnslexikon (2016), Kräkånger
Proper noun
n
sv A historical name for the <<village>> village/Lövsele changed in 1951.
Derived terms
sv Kräkångersnoret nearby hamlet
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