Kvernvik

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proper noun

A surname from Norwegian.

Scrabble 22

Meanings

proper noun
  1. A surname from Norwegian.
    1 more example

    “If we have created a holiday camp for criminals here, so what?” asked Arne Kvernvik Nilsen, the prison’s governor and a former minister and psychologist. He added, “We should reduce the risk of reoffending, because if we don’t, what’s the point of punishment, except for leaning toward the primitive side of humanity?”

    2012 May 24, John D. Sutter, “Welcome to the world’s nicest prison”, in CNN

Origin

  1. NorwegianKvernvik
  2. EnglishKvernvik

Borrowed from Norwegian Kvernvik.

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APA

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

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

Chicago

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