Fagernes

English Proper noun en town/administrative centre mun:suf/Nord-Aurdal co/Innlandet c/Norway. en neighbourhood town/Narvik co/Nordland c/Norway. Norwegian Bokmål Fagernes no thumb|Fagernes in Valdres. Etymology From nb fager nes beautiful, fair headland, promontory, literally “beautiful headland”. The name of the town in Nord-Aurdal was coined around 1857 by the merchant Otto Stuve, who combined nb fager with the name of the farm nb Nes, where the settlement developed. As a surname, it is habitational, originating from one of the places named nb Fagernes. Pronunciation nb /ˈfɑː.ɡərˌneːs/ [ˈfɑː.ɡəˌɳeːs] nb ɑːɡərneːs 3 nb Fa ger nes Proper noun nb proper noun nb town mun:suf/Nord-Aurdal county:also/Innlandet c:also/Norway, the administrative centre of the municipality and a regional centre for Valdres nb village mun:suf/Tromsø county:also/Troms c:also/Norway nb neighborhood city/Narvik mun:suf/Narvik county:also/Nordland c:also/Norway nb place names originating from one of several places named Fagernes Usage notes The town in Nord-Aurdal normally takes nb på at, in: på Fagernes (“in Fagernes”). Statistics According to Statistics Norway, 301 people in Norway bore the surname nb Fagernes as of 31 December 2025.“Etternavn brukt av 200 personer eller flere”, Statistics Norway. References Fagernes no “Fagernes” in Store norske leksikon. “Fagernes – tettsted i Tromsø” in Store norske leksikon. “Fagernes – bydel i Narvik” in Store norske leksikon. “Om kommunen”, Nord-Aurdal municipality. “Fagernes” in the Norwegian Mapping Authority's Central Place-Name Register. Norwegian Nynorsk nn: Proper noun nn proper noun nn town (with bystatus) in mun:suf/Nord-Aurdal co/Innlandet c/Norway