Ringsaker

== Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Norse Hringisakr. The second element is akr (“field, acre”); the first element is unexplained. Originally the name of the farm and parsonage where Ringsaker Church was built, the name was subsequently transferred to the parish and municipality. The surname is habitational, from the place name. First attested in the 14th century in the form Ringisakr. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /rɪŋˈsɑː.kər/ Rhymes: -ɑːkər Hyphenation: Ring‧sa‧ker === Proper noun === Ringsaker a municipality in Innlandet, Norway, on Hedmarken, with Brumunddal as its administrative centre a parish in Ringsaker, Innlandet, Norway, centred on Ringsaker Church a surname transferred from the place name, from the Norwegian place name Ringsaker ==== Derived terms ==== ringsaksokning (“person from Ringsaker”) === Statistics === According to Statistics Norway, 14 people in Norway had Ringsaker as their surname as of 31 December 2025. === References === “Ringsaker” in Oluf Rygh, Norske Gaardnavne, volume 3, page 1. “Ringsaker” in Store norske leksikon. “Ringsaker”, NRK-språket. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Proper noun === Ringsaker a municipality of Innlandet, Norway, formerly part of the county of Hedmark