Halland
Pronunciation: /ˈhaˌland/
“Halland” is a Swedish word. Its meaning in English:
proper noun
- Halland (a historical province in western Sweden)
Etymology
From Old Swedish Halland. Likely from (dialectal) hall (“more or less flat section of rock surface”) + land (“land”), referring to the cliff formation Hovs hallar. Originally the term only referred to the southern region of today's Halland, thus possibly meaning "the land north of Hovs Hallar". As demonym first attested in 550 as Medieval Latin Hallin. As geographical area first attested in the…
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