Orkanger

English Etymology From en no Orkanger. Proper noun en proper noun One of the biggest towns in Trøndelag, Norway. Located in Orkland municipality, on the mouth of Orkla river. The town got its city status in 2014. en Towns in Norway Norwegian Bokmål Orkanger,no:Orkanger Etymology 1920, when the former municipality was established, as a new name for the settlement previously called nb Orkedalsøren, also written nb Orkdalsøren and, in modernized form, nb Orkdalsøra; locally it was known as nb Øra. Coined from Ork-, the first element of nb Orkla and nb Orkdal, and -anger, from nb non angr inlet, bay, fjord. The river-name element is reconstructed as Old Norse non *Ork and has traditionally been connected with non orka to work, labour, perhaps in reference to the river's strong current, but this interpretation is uncertain. Compare nb Orkland, formed from the same river-name element, and nb Hardanger, nb Stavanger and nb Varanger, older place names containing the same final element. Pronunciation nb /ˈɔrkˌaŋːər/ nb aŋːər 3 nb Ork ang er Proper noun nb proper noun thumb|Orkanger nb A <<town>> and the administrative centre of Orkland municipality in <<county/Trøndelag>>, <<c/Norway>>, situated where the river Orkla enters Orkdalsfjorden; it has had town status since 1 July 2014. nb A <<parish>> in Orkland municipality, <<county/Trøndelag>>, <<c/Norway>>. nb historical nb A <<former municipality>> in <<county/Sør-Trøndelag>>, <<c/Norway>>, existing from 1920 to 1963. Usage notes The place name traditionally takes the preposition nb på: på Orkanger (“in Orkanger”). A person from Orkanger is called an nb ørbygg person from Orkanger. References “Orkanger”, Sentralt stadnamnregister, Kartverket. “Orkanger” in Store norske leksikon. “Orkanger – tidligere kommune” in Store norske leksikon. “Orkanger” in NRK's place-name pronunciation archive. “Orkanger kirke”, Kirkesøk. ørbygg Norwegian Nynorsk nn: Etymology A made-up name from the early 20th century, when the town became established as a united populated area. Compound of nn Orkdal anger the fjord of Orkla valley (compare to Hardanger). The area around the harbour was previous known as Feskøra (oral) or nn Orkedalsøyri (Landsmål), although it had no clear borders and no clear center. Proper noun nn proper noun en Orkanger a town located in Orkland municipality, on the mouth of Orkla river, which got its city status in 2014 nn Towns in Norway