At a Glance
- Meaning
- The '-sund' element means 'sound/strait'; the first element is uncertain, possibly a personal name
- Origin
- Norwegian (Old Norse)
- Gender
- Unisex
- Pronunciation
- OH-luh-soon
Ålesund is a Norwegian (Old Norse) unisex name meaning “the '-sund' element means 'sound/strait'; the first element is uncertain, possibly a personal name”. It appears in our list of 175+ European City Baby Names With Old-World Elegance.
Meaning & Origin of Ålesund
Meaning: The '-sund' element means 'sound/strait'; the first element is uncertain, possibly a personal name.
Origin: Norwegian (Old Norse).
A common claim: Often popularly explained as 'eel sound,' from Norwegian 'ål' (eel). Actually: Place-name scholars more often trace the first element to a personal name rather than 'ål' (eel), though this remains debated.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Ålesund
OH-luh-soon
Popularity of Ålesund
Ålesund doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
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