Kivenäbbar i Västergötland

Abstract

This essay research the characteristics of the place-name Kivenäbben (with variation) in the Swedish region of Västergötland, and its possible connection to the fortification term kivenäbb. The purpose is to deepen and nuance earlier brief reaserches made for the subject. The essay uses the theories of the urban planner Kevin Lynch to rule out if it is likely that the places with kivenäbb-names in Västergötland were named after a fortification in the closest area. Some conclusions made in earlier investigations are questioned in the conclusion of the essay, but the theory that the place-names refer to the fortification-type is supported.