At a Glance
- Meaning
- Roughly 'the bay by the steep point/headland' (Old Norse angr, 'bay, fjord', the first element's exact sense is debated)
- Origin
- Old Norse
- Pronunciation
- stah-VANG-er
Stavanger is an Old Norse name meaning “roughly 'the bay by the steep point/headland' (Old Norse angr, 'bay, fjord', the first element's exact sense is debated)”. It appears in our list of 175+ European City Baby Names With Old-World Elegance.
Meaning & Origin of Stavanger
Meaning: Roughly 'the bay by the steep point/headland' (Old Norse angr, 'bay, fjord', the first element's exact sense is debated).
Origin: Old Norse.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Stavanger
stah-VANG-erIPA /stəˈvæŋər/
Popularity of Stavanger
Stavanger 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.
Lists That Include Stavanger
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