Sunnylven

Norwegian Nynorsk edit

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Sunnylven

Etymology edit

From Old Norse *Sunniflir, originally a fjord name. First part from sunnr (“south”), last part possibly from *viflir (“low, wet terrain”). Another, unlikely, suggestion is *heflir.

Proper noun edit

Sunnylven m

A parish, village and former municipality of Sunnmøre district, Møre og Romsdal, Norway.

Usage notes edit

The municipality merged with Stranda in 1964, but the parish still covers the same area. Compare the former Dalsfjord municipality in Volda.

Derived terms edit

sunnylving (“someone from Sunnylven”)
Sunnylvsfjorden