Umeå

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Submitted Name

Type Settlement
Usage Swedish
Pronounced Pron. OO-meh-aw(Swedish)
 OO-meh(local dialect)
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Other Forms FormsUme (dialectal form), Ubmeje (Ume Sami), Upmeje (Southern Sami)
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Meaning & History

From the name of the Ume River. Possibly derived from Old Norse úma "roaring" and the place name element -eå denoting the city's location near the river. Another theory is that the name is derived from Finnish uoma "riverbed".