Karlsøya

Norwegian Bokmål

A view of Karlsøya, in Karlsøy municipality in Norway. The Karlsøy church is visible on the right.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑːɭsœʏa/, /ˈkɑːʁlsœʏa/

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• Rhymes: -œʏa
• Hyphenation: Karls‧øy‧a

Etymology 1

From Old Norse Kalsøe (“Karlsøya”), the first part of the word comes from the male given name Kalfr, derived from Kalven, formerly meaning "the little island which lies next to the bigger one", referring to Vannøya. The last part øya, is the definite singular form of øy (“island”), from Old Norse ey (“island”), from Proto-Germanic *awjō (“floodplain, island”), from earlier *agwjō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ékʷeh₂ (“water”). Doublet of Karlsøy.

Proper noun

Karlsøya

1. Karlsøya (an island in Karlsøy, Troms og Finnmark, Western Norway, Norway)

Etymology 2

Most likely Karls +‎ øya, first part is the genitive form of the male given name Karl, from Old Norse Karl, from karl (“man”), from Proto-Norse ᚲᚨᚱᛁᛚᚨᛉ (karilaʀ), from Proto-Germanic *karilaz (“free man, little man”), a diminutive of *karaz, probably from Proto-Indo-European *ǵerh₂- (“to become old, to grow”). The last part øya, is the definite singular form of øy (“island”), from Old Norse ey (“island”), from Proto-Germanic *awjō (“floodplain, island”), from earlier *agwjō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ékʷeh₂ (“water”).

Natural landscape in the southern part of Karlsøya in Østfold, Norway.

Proper noun

Karlsøya

1. Karlsøya (an island in Molde, Møre og Romsdal, Western Norway, Norway)
2. Karlsøya (an island in Nærøysund, Trøndelag, Western Norway, Norway)
3. Karlsøya (an island in Bodø, Nordland, Northern Norway, Norway)
4. Karlsøya (an island in Ørland, Nordland, Northern Norway, Norway)
5. Karlsøya (an island in Sarpsborg, Viken, Eastern Norway, Norway)