Bodø

See also: Bodo

English

Etymology

See Norwegian Bokmål.

Proper noun

Bodø

2. A town and port, the administrative centre of Bodø Municipality, Nordland County, in the Northern Norway region, Norway.
4. A municipality of Nordland County, in the Northern Norway region, Norway.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse Bodin, from boði (“boat”) +‎ vin (“meadow”).

Proper noun

Bodø

1. Bodø (a town and port, the administrative centre of Bodø Municipality, Nordland County, in the Northern Norway region, Norway)
2. Bodø (a municipality of Nordland County, in the Northern Norway region, Norway)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• Bodin (Bòdin)
• Bodøy(a)

Etymology

Danicised form; from Old Norse Boðin, Bǫðin. Last part from vin (“meadow”). First part from boði (“breaker, hidden rocks underwater”), or *bað with w-mutation from vin (< *winjō).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²buːdøː/

Proper noun

Bodø

1. Bodø (a town and port, the administrative centre of Bodø Municipality, Nordland County, in the Northern Norway region, Norway)
2. Bodø (a municipality of Nordland County, in the Northern Norway region, Norway)