Hansnes

Norwegian Bokmål nb: 250px|thumb|View of Hansnes, the administrative centre of Karlsøy Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The village is located on the northeast side of the island of Ringvassøya, along the Langsundet strait. The photo shows the pier for the car ferry service from Hansnes to the nearby islands of Karlsøya, Vannøya, and Reinøya. Etymology nb Hans nes, first part is a male given name from nb de Hans, a medieval shortened form of de Johannes John, from nb la Jōhannēs, la Iōhannēs (variant of la Jōannēs, la Iōannēs), from New Testament nb grc Ἰωάννης, contraction from nb he יוֹחָנָן Yôḥānān, from the Hebrew phrase he יהוה YHVH he חנון Khanon literally (roughly) “God is gracious”. Last part nb nes headland, from nb non nes headland, from nb gem-pro *nasją headland, from nb ine-pro *néh₂s nostril; nose. Pronunciation nb /ˈhansneːs/ nb nb-hansnes.ogg nb eːs nb Hans nes Proper noun nb proper noun nb urban area/and/administrative center mun/Karlsøy co/Troms og Finnmark c/Norway Hansnes References “Hansnes” in Store norske leksikon