Vasa

See also: vasa, vása, vāsa, vasā, våsă, and Váša

Swedish

Etymology

From vase (“sheaf”) from Old Norse vasi, probably from Proto-Indo-European *weys- (“to produce”) (cf Lithuanian vaĩsius (“fruit”). The Vasa coat of arms featured a sheaf. See also vasi.

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Proper noun

Vasa

1. Swedish royal family from 1523 to 1689.
2. Vaasa (a city in Finland)

Anagrams

• avas, sava