Editing Songdalen (section)

===Name===
The municipal name is relatively new, having been created in 1964. The name comes from the local river Songdalselva ({{langx|non|Sygna}}). The lower part of this river is also known as the [[Søgneelva]]. The first element of the name comes from the [[Old Norse]] name for the river. The river name is derived from the verb {{wikt-lang|non|súga}} which means "to suck". The last element is {{wikt-lang|non|dalr}} which means "[[valley]]" or "dale".<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rygh |first=Oluf |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Mt1LAQAAIAAJ |title=Norske gaardnavne: Lister og Mandals amt |date=1912 |publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri |edition=9 |location=Kristiania, Norge |pages=46–47 |language=no |authorlink=Oluf Rygh}}</ref><ref name="snl">{{Cite web |last=Store norske leksikon |author-link=Store norske leksikon |title=Songdalen |url=https://snl.no/Songdalen |access-date=2017-01-13 |language=Norwegian}}</ref>