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tórshavn

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.10 in modern English

Syllables
tor-shavn
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The capital of the Faroe Islands.

Etymology

From Faroese Tórshavn, from Old Norse Þórshǫfn (“Thor's Haven”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Tórshavn, Þórshǫfn

Questions

What does tórshavn mean?
The capital of the Faroe Islands.
Where does tórshavn come from?
It is traced to Old Norse.

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