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Kval- • from: old Norse hvalr (=whale). Often used in combination with våg (inlet; e.g. Kvalvåg, Kvalvågen, Kvalvågan), vik (cove, bay; e.g. Kvalvik, Kvalvika), or vær (old Norse ver, fishing or hunting spot near the sea; e.g Kvalvær, Kvalværet). Usually a name for a place or a body of water where whales were killed.
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- Norway
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- Troms og Finnmark
- Nordland
- Trøndelag
- Møre og Romsdal
- Vestland
- Rogaland
- Agder
- Vestfold og Telemark