Surname
Gjøvik
“the deep bay”
Gjøvik is a surname from Old Norse. It is used in Norwegian Bokmål.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Gjøvik goes back to Old Norse Djúpvík, meaning “the deep bay.”
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How it developed
From Old Norse Djúpvík (“the deep bay”), built from Old Norse djúpr (“deep”) + vík (“bay, inlet”).
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Gjøvik’s family of names
In Norwegian Bokmål usage, Gjøvik as a surname shares an earlier linguistic root with Djupvik. In Norwegian Bokmål usage, Gjøvik as a surname shares an earlier linguistic root with DYBEVIK. In Norwegian Bokmål usage, Gjøvik as a surname shares an earlier linguistic root with Dybvik.
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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