Haukeli

Norwegian Nynorsk nn: Alternative forms nn Haukelid obsolete Etymology Probably form nn Hauk -e- li. The first part by surface analysis is from nn hauk hawk and nn li(d) mountainside, probably not referring to hawks, but rather to rough-legged buzzards (compare to toponyms like nn Haukås). 1585 (spelled as Hogelid), but also attested in a compound Haukalydhabøø in 1505, whence nn Haukelibø. Folk etymology attributes the name to a local king Hauk, who is said to have ruled the area together with kings Greip from Oleim, Hauk from Haugegrav and Greive from Greivshaug, at the pagan temple in Gudgard, which is said to be later destroyed by St. Olav. Originally, Haukeli referred to a group of 3 or 4 farms, before it became a name for the area, where the farms were located. Proper noun nn proper noun f nn area municipality/Vinje co/Telemark c/Norway Derived terms nn Haukelibø nn Haukelifjell nn Haukeligrend nn Haukeliseter