Lindesnes

Norwegian Bokmål

Proper noun

Lindesnes

1. A municipality of Vest-Agder, Norway, which is to be merged with Marnardal and Mandal on 1 January 2020 under the name of Lindesnes.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• Lidandesnes

Etymology

From Old Norse Líðandisnes. First part from Líðandi, from the present participle of líða. According to E. Heide, the name refers to geographical features of the coast, where Lindesnes is the border between a complex coast line in the west and a easy navigatable coast line in the east. Last part from nes (“headland”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɪndəsˈneːs/

Proper noun

Lindesnes n

1. A peninsula and municipality of Vest-Agder, Norway