The story
- Old Norse · derived fromStafangr
- Norwegian · borrowed fromStavanger
- English todayStavanger
From Norwegian Stavanger, from Old Norse Stafangr (literally “staff bay”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Stavanger
Today it means: A city and municipality in Rogaland, Norway. It is the third largest city in Norway after Oslo and Bergen. Full definition →
Norwegian Stavanger ← Old Norse Stafangr