Karlsøy
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
The municipality gets its name from the island Karlsøya (“Karlsøya”), from Old Norse Kalsøe (“Karlsøya”), the first part of the word comes from the male given name Kalfr, derived from Kalven, formerly meaning "the little island which lies next to the bigger one", referring to Vannøya. The last part øy, from Old Norse ey (“island”), from Proto-Germanic *awjō (“floodplain, island”), from earlier *agwjō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ékʷeh₂ (“water”). Doublet of Karlsøya.
Prior to 1909, the spelling Karlsø was used.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Karlsøy
Derived terms edit
- karlsøyværing (“a person from Karlsøy”)
References edit
- “Karlsøy” in Store norske leksikon