Norway

Meaning

Proper Noun

• country Scandinavia (region) in northern Europe (continent) .
• The former name of a neighbourhood in city, Toronto, Ontario (province), Canada (country), now Upper Beaches.
• settlement Prince Edward Island (province) Canada (country).
• (unincorporated) community LaSalle County (county) Illinois (state).
• census-designated place White County (county) Indiana (state).
• small city Benton County (county) Iowa (state).
• rural (unincorporated) community Republic County (county) Kansas (state).
• town Oxford County (county) Maine (state).
• small city Dickinson County (county) Michigan (state).
• (unincorporated) community Thomas County (county) Nebraska (state).
• small town Herkimer County (county) New York (state).
• small town Orangeburg County (county) South Carolina (state).
• town Racine County (county) Wisconsin (state).

Related

Similar words

• Norwegia

Origin

• From Middle English Norwey, Norweye, Northwey, Norweȝe, Norewæiȝ, Norwæge, from Old English Norþweġ, from Old Norse Norðvegr, from norðr + vegr, contrasted with suðrvegr, i.e. Germany, and austrvegr, the Baltic lands. Norwegian (1607) is from Medieval Latin Norvegia, with the -w- from Norway. Equivalent to North + way