Karlsøy

Norwegian Bokmål nb: 250px|thumb|View of the village of Hansnes located on the northeast side of the island of Ringvassøya, along the Langsundet strait, with the island of Reinøya in the background. Hansnes is the administrative centre of Karlsøy Municipality (Karlsøy kommune) in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. Etymology nb ine h₂ékʷeh₂ The municipality gets its name from the island nb Karlsøya Karlsøya, from nb non Kalsøe Karlsøya, the first part of the word comes from the male given name non Kalfr, derived from non Kalven, formerly meaning "the little island which lies next to the bigger one", referring to nb Vannøya. The last part nb øy, from nb non ey island, from nb gem-pro *awjō floodplain, island, from earlier gem-pro *agwjō, from nb ine-pro *h₂ékʷeh₂ water. nb Karlsøya. Prior to 1909, the spelling Karlsø was used. Pronunciation nb /ˈkɑːɭsœʏ/ /ˈkɑːʁlsœʏ/ nb nb-karlsøy.ogg nb œʏ nb Karls øy Proper noun nb proper noun nb island municipality co/Troms og Finnmark c/Norway Karlsøy Derived terms nb karlsøyværing a person from Karlsøy References “Karlsøy” in Store norske leksikon