Stavanger: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: 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 – 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

Phonetic: stah-VANG-er   IPA: /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.

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