Nesna
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Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- Nesnar (alternative spelling)
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse *Nesnar pl, an n-derivation of nes (“headland”). Also suggested to come from genitive plural of *nesnir (“headland dwellers”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Nesna ?
- 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