Umeå

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Submitted Name

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Type Settlement
Usage Swedish
Pronounced Pron. UU-meh-o
Other Forms FormsUme (dialectal form), Huum (14th century), Vma (14th century), Ubmeje (Ume Sami), Upmeje (Southern Sami)
Edit Status Status3. usages AND description are verified
Contributor Contrib.Beautiful Victory on 1/29/2017
Last Editor EditorBeautiful Victory on 2/13/2017  [revision history]

Meaning & History

Possibly derived from Old Norse úma "roaring" and the place name element -eå "river". Another theory is that the name is derived from Finnish uoma "riverbed". Umeå is the largest city in Norrland and the 12th largest city in Sweden. Umeå is located in Västerbotten.