Etymology of Kven, the Glossary
The origin of the name Kven is unclear.[1]
Table of Contents
22 relations: Adam of Bremen, Alfred the Great, Etymology of Kainuu, Finnish language, Gesta Hammaburgensis ecclesiae pontificum, Hålogaland, Hermaphrodite, Icelandic language, India, Kainuu, Kven language, Kven people, Northern Sámi, Norway, Ohthere of Hålogaland, Old English, Old Norse, Orosius, Proto-Germanic language, Sámi languages, Terra Feminarum, Trondheim.
Adam of Bremen
Adam of Bremen (Adamus Bremensis; Adam von Bremen; before 1050 – 12 October 1081/1085) was a German medieval chronicler.
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Alfred the Great
Alfred the Great (also spelled Ælfred; – 26 October 899) was King of the West Saxons from 871 to 886, and King of the Anglo-Saxons from 886 until his death in 899.
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Etymology of Kainuu
The origin of the name Kainuu has been disputed among Finnish historians and linguistics. Etymology of Kven and Etymology of Kainuu are Place name etymologies.
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Finnish language
Finnish (endonym: suomi or suomen kieli) is a Finnic language of the Uralic language family, spoken by the majority of the population in Finland and by ethnic Finns outside of Finland.
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Gesta Hammaburgensis ecclesiae pontificum
(Medieval Latin for "Deeds of the Bishops of Hamburg") is a historical treatise written between 1073 and 1076 by Adam of Bremen, who made additions (scholia) to the text until his death (possibly 1081; before 1085).
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Hålogaland
Hålogaland was the northernmost of the Norwegian provinces in the medieval Norse sagas.
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Hermaphrodite
A hermaphrodite is a sexually reproducing organism that produces both male and female gametes.
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Icelandic language
Icelandic (íslenska) is a North Germanic language from the Indo-European language family spoken by about 314,000 people, the vast majority of whom live in Iceland, where it is the national language.
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India
India, officially the Republic of India (ISO), is a country in South Asia.
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Kainuu
Kainuu, also historically known as Cajania (Kajanaland), is one of the 19 regions of Finland (maakunta / landskap).
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Kven language
Kven (or; or; kveeni or kveenin kieli; kvensk) is a Finnic language or a group of Finnish dialects spoken in the northernmost parts of Norway by the Kven people.
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Kven people
Kvens (kveeni; kvener; kväner; kveanat) are a Balto-Finnic ethnic minority in Norway.
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Northern Sámi
Northern Sámi or North Sámi (Davvisámegiella; Pohjoissaame; Nordsamisk; Nordsamiska; disapproved exonym Lappish or Lapp) is the most widely spoken of all Sámi languages.
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Norway
Norway (Norge, Noreg), formally the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, situated on the Scandinavian Peninsula.
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Ohthere of Hålogaland
Ohthere of Hålogaland (Ottar fra Hålogaland) was a Viking Age Norwegian seafarer known only from an account of his travels that he gave to King Alfred (r. 871–99) of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Wessex in about 890 AD.
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Old English
Old English (Englisċ or Ænglisc), or Anglo-Saxon, was the earliest recorded form of the English language, spoken in England and southern and eastern Scotland in the early Middle Ages.
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Old Norse
Old Norse, Old Nordic, or Old Scandinavian is a stage of development of North Germanic dialects before their final divergence into separate Nordic languages.
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Orosius
Paulus Orosius (born 375/385 – 420 AD), less often Paul Orosius in English, was a Roman priest, historian and theologian, and a student of Augustine of Hippo.
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Proto-Germanic language
Proto-Germanic (abbreviated PGmc; also called Common Germanic) is the reconstructed proto-language of the Germanic branch of the Indo-European languages.
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Sámi languages
Sámi languages, in English also rendered as Sami and Saami, are a group of Uralic languages spoken by the Indigenous Sámi people in Northern Europe (in parts of northern Finland, Norway, Sweden, and extreme northwestern Russia).
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Terra Feminarum
Terra feminarum ("Women's Land") is a name for an area in Medieval Northern Europe that appears in Gesta Hammaburgensis Ecclesiae Pontificum (Deeds of Bishops of the Hamburg Church) by Adam of Bremen 1075 AD.
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Trondheim
Trondheim (Tråante), historically Kaupangen, Nidaros, and Trondhjem, is a city and municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etymology_of_Kven
Also known as Origin of the name Kven.