Etymology

Umeå

Today it means: A city on the east coast of northern Sweden. Full definition →

Swedish Umeå
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  1. Swedish · derived fromå“river”
  2. Swedish · derived fromUmeå
  3. English todayUmeå

From Swedish Umeå from úm’ (sound made by the river) + Swedish å (“river”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.