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Onstad

Onstad proper noun: a surname from Norwegian.

Proper noun

Onstad (plural Onstads)

  1. A surname from Norwegian.

Forms of Onstad

pluralOnstads

Origin of Onstad

Borrowed from Norwegian Onstad, named after several farmsteads in Norway, many of which were prefixed with Old Norse names followed by staðr (“farmstead”); for example, Augunarstaðir (“Auðun's farm”), from auðr (“wealth”) + un (“friend”) (see vinr) + staðr.

Questions about Onstad

What does Onstad mean?
Onstad means a surname from Norwegian.
What part of speech is Onstad?
Onstad is a proper noun.

Words near Onstad in the dictionary

  1. Onslow County
  2. Onslow Village
  3. onsold
  4. Onsong
  5. onst
  6. Onstad
  7. Onstads
  8. onstaffing
  9. onstaffings
  10. onstage
  11. onstead

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