Nesna
Norwegian Nynorsk
editAlternative forms
edit- Nesnar (alternative spelling)
Etymology
editFrom Old Norse *Nesnar pl, an n-derivation of nes (“headland”). Also suggested to come from genitive plural of *nesnir (“headland dwellers”).
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editNesna ?
- A farm and municipality of Helgeland district, Nordland, Norway
Derived terms
edit- Nesnafjerdingen
- nesning, nesnaværing (“someone from Nesna”)
References
edit- Jørn Sandnes, Ola Stemshaug (1997) Norsk stadnamnleksikon, Oslo: Det Norske Samlaget, →ISBN