Kval-

Kval- • from: old Norse hvalr (=whale). Often used in combination with våg (inlet; e.g. Kvalvåg, Kvalvågen, Kvalvågan), vik (cove, bay; e.g. Kvalvik, Kvalvika), or vær (old Norse ver, fishing or hunting spot near the sea; e.g Kvalvær, Kvalværet). Usually a name for a place or a body of water where whales were killed.

Country
Norway

County/ Region
Troms og Finnmark
Nordland
Trøndelag
Møre og Romsdal
Vestland
Rogaland
Agder

Map showing the frequency of toponyms with the prefix Kval- in Norway per county.
© University Museum of Bergen

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