Åkrehamn

== Norwegian Bokmål == === Alternative forms === Åkra (short form) === Etymology === From the local place name Åkra, with the first element appearing in the compound as Åkre-, + hamn (“harbour”). Åkra is from Old Norse Akrar, the plural of akr (“field, acre”); hamn is from Old Norse hǫfn (“harbour, port”). The name therefore means “the harbour at Åkra” or “the harbour by the fields”. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈoː.krəˌhɑmn/ Rhymes: -ɑmn Hyphenation: Åk‧re‧hamn === Proper noun === Åkrehamn a town in Karmøy municipality, Rogaland, Norway, on the west coast of the island of Karmøy. Åkrehamn ligger sør for Veavågen. ― Åkrehamn lies south of Veavågen. ==== Usage notes ==== Åkrehamn has had town status since 2002. === References === “Åkrehamn”, Store norske leksikon. “Åkrehamn”, Kartverket. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Proper noun === Åkrehamn a town with bystatus in Karmøy, Rogaland, Norway