Etymology

Drammen

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Today it means: A municipality and city in Buskerud, Norway. Full definition →

Norwegian Drammen ← Old Norse Drafn
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  1. Old Norse · derived fromDrafn
  2. Norwegian · derived fromDrammen
  3. English todayDrammen

From Norwegian Drammen, from Old Norse Drafn, from drǫfn (“wave”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.