Hansnes

Norwegian Bokmål

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

Hans +‎ nes, first part is a male given name from German Hans, a medieval shortened form of Johannes (“John”), from Latin Jōhannēs, Iōhannēs (variant of Jōannēs, Iōannēs), from New Testament Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), contraction from Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (Yôḥānān), from the Hebrew phrase יהוה (YHVH) חנון (Khanon) literally (roughly) “God is gracious”.

Last part nes (“headland”), from Old Norse nes (“headland”), from Proto-Germanic *nasją (“headland”), from Proto-Indo-European *néh₂s (“nostril; nose”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhansneːs/

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• Rhymes: -eːs
• Hyphenation: Hans‧nes

Proper noun

Hansnes

1. Hansnes (an urban area and administrative center of Karlsøy, Troms og Finnmark, Norway)

References

• “Hansnes” in Store norske leksikon