Drammen

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proper noun

A municipality and city in Buskerud, Norway.

OriginNorwegian Drammen ← Old Norse Drafn →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A municipality and city in Buskerud, Norway.
  2. A town in Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, United States, named after Drammen in Norway.

Origin

  1. Old NorseDrafn
  2. NorwegianDrammen
  3. EnglishDrammen

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

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Translations

Norwegian Bokmål Drammen, Drammen
  • Drammenmunicipality and city in Norway
  • Drammena town in the US
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APA

Drammen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Drammen

MLA

“Drammen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Drammen. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Drammen,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Drammen.

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