Stavern

== Norwegian Bokmål == === Proper noun === Stavern a town with bystatus in Larvik, Vestfold, Norway == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From Old Norse Staferni, from staf (“staff”) +‎ -erni. === Pronunciation === (Stavern) IPA(key): /²staːvæɳ/ === Proper noun === Stavern ? a town in Larvik, Vestfold, Norway ==== Usage notes ==== Between 1799 and 1930, the town was called Fredriksvern, named after the Danish king Frederik V. ==== Derived terms ==== === References === Jørn Sandnes; Ola Stemshaug (1997), Norsk stadnamnleksikon, Oslo: Det Norske Samlaget, →ISBN Botolv Helleland (1975), Norske stedsnavn/stadnamn (in Norwegian Nynorsk), page 88