Blaaflat

Blåflat Norwegian Bokmål Alternative forms nb Blåflat alternative spelling of the Lærdal place name and surname Pronunciation nb /¹bloːˌflɑːt/ [ˈblòːˌflɑ̌ːt] nb ɑːt 2 nb Blåflat nb Blaa flat Etymology 1 A transferred place name from nb Blåflat in Etnedal. Rygh states that the Lærdal name was given by an immigrant and was undoubtedly named after the Etnedal farm. Proper noun nb proper noun Blaaflat; nb farm mun:suf/Lærdal county/Vestland c/Norway, a historic farm and former hotel and posting station, now operated as a fruit farm. nb Blaaflat ligger i Lærdal. Blaaflat is situated in Lærdal. nb 1919 Oluf Rygh Norske Gaardnavne XII 63 Navnet givet af en indflyttet Mand, udentvivl efter Blaaflat i Etnedalen. The name was given by an immigrant, undoubtedly after Blaaflat in Etnedal. Usage notes The farm itself currently uses the spelling nb Blaaflat, while nb Blåflat is also established in modern public and municipal use for the place. The spelling nb Blaaflat preserves the traditional use of ⟨aa⟩ for modern ⟨å⟩; the two spellings are pronounced alike. Etymology 2 A habitational surname from a Norwegian farm or locality named nb Blaaflat or nb Blåflat. Proper noun nb proper noun nb place names nb 2023 Sissel M. Rasmussen, Ragnhild Heyerdahl and Helge Rønning Birkelund LO-Aktuelt Til velgerne skiller dem ad Fra venstre: Hovedverneombud Baard Ove Blaaflat, nestleder Christian Sønstlien, ordfører Hilmar Høl (Ap) og klubbleder Torleif Sand. From left: chief safety representative Baard Ove Blaaflat, deputy leader Christian Sønstlien, mayor Hilmar Høl (Labour) and union leader Torleif Sand. Statistics According to Statistics Norway, 50 people in Norway had nb Blaaflat as their surname as of 1 January 2026. An additional 23 people were returned in Statistics Norway's combined “middle name/surname” category.“Navn”, Statistics Norway, updated 28 January 2026. References Blaaflat 12 63 https://runeberg.org/ngardnavne/12/0085.html “Blaaflat gard”, Lærdal. Kommunedelplan for landbruk og kulturminnevern – temaplan, Lærdal kommune. Further reading “Blåflat”, Marcus, University of Bergen Library.