Nesna

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• Nesnar (alternative spelling)

Etymology

From Old Norse *Nesnar pl, an n-derivation of nes (“headland”). Also suggested to come from genitive plural of *nesnir (“headland dwellers”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²nɛsna/
• (Nesna) IPA^(key): /²næsnæ/

Proper noun

Nesna ?

1. A farm and municipality of Helgeland district, Nordland, Norway

Derived terms

• Nesnafjerdingen
• nesning, nesnaværing (“someone from Nesna”)

References

• Jørn Sandnes, Ola Stemshaug (1997) Norsk stadnamnleksikon, Oslo: Det Norske Samlaget, →ISBN