How to pronounce NEIDEN, and what it means
NEIDEN is the name of an IKEA bed. Here is how Swedes say it, and what the name means.
Place name
NEIDEN
NAY-den
- Product
- Bed
- Shares its name with
- Neiden, a village in Finnmark in the far north-east of Norway.
How to say NEIDEN
Say NAY-den, stressing the syllable in capitals. The Listen button reads it with your device's Swedish voice. NEIDEN is not a Swedish place, so locals say it the Norwegian way; the respelling gives the Swedish reading.
Our guide to Swedish pronunciation explains these sounds in more detail, and the Swedish keyboard lets you type å, ä and ö.
Why it is called NEIDEN
Many IKEA products are named after real places in Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland. Sofas and armchairs typically get Swedish place names, beds Norwegian ones and rugs Danish ones.
Sources
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