Evenes

evenes Norwegian Bokmål Evenes no thumb|Bogen in Evenes. Etymology Probably from an older form corresponding to Old Norse non Eyvindarnes, from the genitive of non Eyvindr male given name + non nes headland, promontory, literally “Eyvindr's headland”. The name is also recorded in older written forms such as nb Evindnæs and nb Eivindnæs; a 16th-century spelling is recorded as nb Offuene. Compare nn Evenes municipality in Nordland, Norway. Pronunciation nb /ˈeː.ʋəˌneːs/ nb eːʋəneːs 3 nb E ve nes Proper noun nb proper noun nb municipality district:also/Ofoten county:also/Nordland c:also/Norway. nb village mun:suf/Evenes county:also/Nordland c:also/Norway, situated on the northern shore of Ofotfjorden. Usage notes The official Northern Sami name is se Evenášši; the municipality is se Evenášši suohkan. Derived terms nb evenesværing person from Evenes References “Evenes” in Store norske leksikon. “Evenes kommune” in Fylkesleksikon Nordland, Arkiv i Nordland. “Evenes” in NRK's place-name pronunciation archive. Norwegian Nynorsk nn: Proper noun nn proper noun nn municipality dist/Ofoten co/Nordland c/Norway