"Nesna" meaning in All languages combined

See Nesna on Wiktionary

Proper name [Norwegian Nynorsk]

IPA: /²nɛsna/, /²næsnæ/ (note: Nesna) Forms: Nesnar [alternative, alternative]
Etymology: From Old Norse *Nesnar pl, an n-derivation of nes (“headland”). Also suggested to come from genitive plural of *nesnir (“headland dwellers”). Etymology templates: {{inh|nn|non|*Nesnar|g=p}} Old Norse *Nesnar pl Head templates: {{head|nn|proper noun|g=?}} Nesna ?
  1. a farm and municipality of Helgeland district, Nordland, Norway Wikipedia link: nn:+ kommune Categories (place): Municipalities of Norway, Places in Nordland, Norway, Places in Norway Derived forms: Nesnafjerdingen, nesning, nesnaværing (english: someone from Nesna)

Alternative forms

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