Fredrikstad

Norwegian Bokmål
A view of the old town of Fredrikstad in Norway, seen from the air.

Alternative forms

Etymology

Fredrik +‎ stad, first part named after Frederick II of Denmark, the King of Denmark and Norway and Duke of Schleswig and Holstein from 1559 until his death in 1588, the city was the first in Norway to be named after a person.

Prior to 1877, the name was spelled Frederiksstad, then from 1877–1888 it was written as Fredriksstad, and finally since 1889 it has been spelled in its current form: Fredrikstad.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈfrɛdrɪkstɑː/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɑː
  • Hyphenation: Fred‧rik‧stad
  • Homophone: Fredriksstad

Proper noun

Fredrikstad

  1. Fredrikstad (the administrative center, municipality, and city in Viken, Eastern Norway, Norway)

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Proper noun

Fredrikstad

  1. A municipality of Østfold, Norway, and the seventh-largest city in Norway.
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