Stavanger

Proper noun

 * 1) . It is also the third largest city in Norway after Oslo and Bergen.

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 斯塔万格
 * Dutch:
 * French:
 * Georgian: სტავანგერი
 * German: Stavanger
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål:
 * Russian: Става́нгер

Etymology
From, a compound of. Akin to. The meanings of the composite words are straightforward, but what exactly they refer to is unclear.
 * , in reference to a body of water. This could be Breiavatnet, Byfjorden, Hillevågsvatnet, Vågen, or Østervåg. Norwegian etymologist Inge Særheim sees Vågen, the inlet atop the mouth of which stands the , as the most likely candidate.
 * , from, relating to the straight and unbending shape of a landform. This could refer to the out-jutting headland on the east lip of Vågen, a steep drop down into (the shore of) a body of water, or simply the unbending shape of the body of water in question. Byfjorden, Hillevågsvatnet, and Vågen all have straightish shapes.

Etymology
From, a compound of. Akin to. The meanings of the composite words are straightforward, but what exactly they refer to is unclear.
 * , in reference to a body of water. This could be Breiavatnet, Byfjorden, Hillevågsvatnet, Vågen, or Østervåg. Norwegian etymologist Inge Særheim sees Vågen, the inlet atop the mouth of which stands the , as the most likely candidate.
 * , from, relating to the straight and unbending shape of a landform. This could refer to the out-jutting headland on the east lip of Vågen, a steep drop down into (the shore of) a body of water, or simply the unbending shape of the body of water in question. Byfjorden, Hillevågsvatnet, and Vågen all have straightish shapes.