Ness

ness -ness English Etymology Named after the en River Ness, of en cel-bry-pro -/en xpi - origin, from a en cel-pro - word cel-pro *Nesta describing great currents, according to MacBain, from the same en ine-pro - root that gave the river grc Νέστος, possibly ine-pro *ned- water (cf. de nass wet).^MacBain, Alexander (1922). Place names Highlands & Islands of Scotland. p. 146. Pronunciation nĕs, en /nɛs/ en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Ness.wav Southern England en ɛs 1 Proper noun ~ es en Irish mythology An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa. A placename: en Q6997645 en suburban village par/Neston x/Cheshire West and Chester co/Cheshire cc/England OS grid ref SJ3076. en Q151589 en The northernmost area on the <<isle/Isle of Lewis>>, <<carea/Western Isles>>, <<cc/Scotland>>. en Q1364584 en w:River Ness short river carea/Highland cc/Scotland which flows from Loch Ness through Inverness to the Beauly Firth. en Ness City. en Ness County. en. Derived terms en nessberry Girdle Ness Inverness Loch Ness Ness City Ness County Nessie See also en ness<qq:landform> Great Ness,Little Ness References Anagrams en enss sens NSSE ENSs SNES SE SN ESNs Sens. Sens Central Franconian Alternative forms gmw-cfr Nöss Nöst Nost parts of Eifel gmw-cfr Nest other Moselle Franconian Etymology gmw-cfr goh gmw-pro ine-pro 3 From gmw-cfr gmh nist, byform of gmh nest, from gmw-cfr gem-pro *nestą *nestą, *nistą. Virtually all Central Franconian dialects (as well as some bordering ones in Rhine and Low Franconian) show the underlying vowel i (hence /nes/, not /nɛs/). Pronunciation gmw-cfr /nes/ Noun gmw-cfr noun n plural Nester diminutive Nessje nest Norwegian Bokmål Alternative forms nb Næss surname spelling with æ nb Næs traditional spelling; surname variant nb Nes related current spelling; place name and surname Etymology nb ine-pro *néh₂s A surname variant of nb Næss, with e for æ. Ultimately from Norwegian farm names and places named nb Nes or traditionally spelled nb Næs, 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. Compare da Næs, sv Näs and en Ness surname and place-name element. Pronunciation nb /nɛsː/ nb ɛs 1 nb Næss nb Ness Proper noun nb proper noun nb habitational from Norwegian farm names and places named nb Nes or traditionally spelled nb Næs Statistics According to Statistics Norway, nb Ness was borne by 1,791 people in Norway as a surname in 2025.“Etternavn”, Statistics Norway. References nes nes