User-submitted place name Skellefteå

Submitted Name

Type Settlement

Pronounced Pron. sheh-LEFT-eh-aw(Swedish)

sheh-LEFT-eh(local dialect)

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Other Forms FormsSkellefte (local dialect), Syöldate (Ume Sami), Skillehte (Southern Sami), Syöldete (Southern Sami)

Edit Status Status 3. usages AND description are verified

Combination of an unexplained first element, though it's believed to be of Sami origin, and the place name suffix -eå "river".