Bodø

See also: Bodo

English

Etymology

See Norwegian Bokmål.

Proper noun

Bodø

1. A town, a municipality and port in Nordland, Norway, in the Northern Norway region.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Bodø

1. A town (with bystatus) and municipality in Northern Norway, and capital (county town) of Nordland county, 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. A town (with bystatus) and municipality in Northern Norway, and capital (county town) of Nordland county, Norway.