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Høvik
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Norwegian Bokmål
no Høvik
thumb|Høvik Church in winter.
Pronunciation
nb /²høːˌʋiːk/ [ˈhø̂ːˌʋiːk]
nb iːk 2
nb Hø vik
Etymology 1
nb ine-pro *kewh₂-
nb gmq-mno - (recorded in the dative as gmq-mno Høyuikum around 1400), from nb non Heyvík hay bay, composed of nb non hey hay and nb non vík bay. The settlement takes its name from the local farm.Oluf Rygh (1898), Norske Gaardnavne, volume 2: Akershus amt, page 131.
The first component derives from nb gem-pro *hawją, a collective formation from the root of nb gem-pro *hawwaną to hew, chop, ultimately from nb ine-pro *kewh₂- to strike, hew. The second derives from nb gem-pro *wīkō bay.
Compare fo Hoyvík and sv Hövik, both place names literally meaning “hay bay”.
Proper noun
nb proper noun
nb suburban area mun/Bærum co/Akershus c/Norway Høvik
nb Vi tok toget til Høvik. We took the train to Høvik.
nb 2020-11-09 10. Boliger Rik på historie Bærum kommune https://www.baerum.kommune.no/tjenester/kultur-idrett-og-fritid/kunst-og-kultur/rik-pa-historie/10.-boliger På Høvik ligger en gruppe med 20 eneboliger i halvannen etasje. In Høvik there is a group of 20 one-and-a-half-storey detached houses.
Derived terms
nb Høvikodden a headland in Bærum
nb Høvik Verk former industrial works in Bærum
Etymology 2
From Norwegian farm names nb Høvik.
Proper noun
nb proper noun
nb place names
nb Hun heter Høvik til etternavn. Her surname is Høvik.
nb 2025-01-03 Ville dele opplysninger om ting som opptok ham Den norske Forfatterforening https://www.forfatterforeningen.no/artikkel/ville-dele-opplysninger-om-ting-som-opptok-ham/ Bjørn Høvik (83) prøvde seg først med dikt Bjørn Høvik (83) first tried writing poetry
Statistics
According to Statistics Norway, 795 people in Norway bore the surname nb Høvik in 2025.“Etternavn”, Statistics Norway, figures for 2025.
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