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Nes
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Appendix:Variations of "nes"
Dutch
+, Akershus
+, Buskerud
Etymology
(Noardeast-Fryslân) First attested as nesse in 1369. Borrowed from nl fy Nes, derived in turn from nl ofs nes headland, spit.
(Ameland) First attested as nes in 1485. Borrowed from nl fy Nes, derived in turn from nl ofs nes headland, spit.
(Heerenveen) First attested as nesse in 1243. Borrowed from nl fy Nes, derived in turn from nl ofs nes headland, spit.
(Noord-Holland) Attested as De Nes in 1680. Derived from nl nes headland, spit.
Pronunciation
nl /nɛs/
nl Nes
nl ɛs
Proper noun
n
nl village/and/former municipality mun/Noardeast-Fryslân p/Friesland c/Netherlands
nl village mun/Ameland p/Friesland c/Netherlands
nl village mun/Heerenveen p/Friesland c/Netherlands
nl hamlet mun/Schagen p/North Holland c/Netherlands
References
nes
Norwegian Bokmål
no:Nes (Romerike),Nes (Ringsaker),Nesbyen
thumb|Nes church ruins in Akershus.
thumb|Nessundet, with Tingnes and Nes Church in the background.
thumb|Nes and Helgøya in Ringsaker in 1922.
thumb|Nesbyen, formerly called Nes.
Alternative forms
nb Næs traditional spelling; surname variant
Etymology
nb ine-pro *néh₂s
From the common noun nb nes headland, point of land, from nb non nes headland, promontory, from nb gem-pro *nasją headland, cape, itself derived from nb gem-pro *nasō nose, from nb ine-pro *néh₂s nose. The place names refer to land projecting into water; the Akershus municipality is named from a former parsonage on the headland where nb Vorma and nb Glomma meet.
Compare nn Nes, da Næs, sv Näs, is Nes and en Ness place-name element.
Pronunciation
nb /neːs/
nb eːs 1
nb Næs
nb Nes
Proper noun
nb proper noun
nb municipality county/Akershus c/Norway
nb parish mun/Ringsaker county/Innlandet c/Norway, also used for the surrounding district and former municipality
nb historical nb former municipality county/Buskerud c/Norway, renamed nb Nesbyen in 2020
nb habitational from Norwegian farm names and places named nb Nes
Statistics
According to Statistics Norway, nb Nes was borne by 1,397 people in Norway as a surname in 2025.“Etternavn”, Statistics Norway.
References
“Nes – kommune i Akershus” in Store norske leksikon.
“Nes – sogn i Ringsaker” in Store norske leksikon.
“Nesbyen – kommune i Buskerud” in Store norske leksikon.
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nes
Anagrams
nb ens ens sen
Norwegian Nynorsk
nn:
Proper noun
nn proper noun
nn municipality co/Akershus c/Norway
nn municipality co/Buskerud c/Norway
nn a <<former municipality>> of the former county of Hedmark; now merged into Ringsaker in the <<co:pref/Innlandet>>, <<c/Norway>>
nn a <<former municipality>> of the former county of West-Agder; now merged into Flekkefjord in the <<co:pref/Agder>>, <<c/Norway>>
nn a <<former municipality>> of the former county of Sør-Trøndelag; now merged into Bjugn in the <<co:pref/Trøndelag>>, <<c/Norway>>
nn Nesbyen