▁in ▁the ▁village ▁( Lo ppa ▁municipality ▁had ▁ 9 8 9 ▁at ▁that ▁time ). ▁N uv sv å g ▁Chap el ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁this ▁village . ▁ ▁N uv sv å g ' s ▁primary ▁industry ▁is ▁fish ing . ▁ ▁Name ▁ ▁The ▁name ▁is ▁from ▁the ▁Norwegian ▁word ▁n uv , ▁meaning ▁rounded ▁hum p ▁or ▁mountain , ▁which ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁rounded ▁mountain ▁Nu ven ▁at ▁the ▁mouth ▁of ▁the ▁f j ord . ▁The ▁word ▁der ives ▁from ▁the ▁Old ▁Nor se ▁word ▁h n ú fa , ▁which ▁either ▁means ▁hum p , ▁but ▁it ' s ▁also ▁a ▁by name ▁altern ately ▁meaning ▁" sn ub " ▁or ▁sn ub - n osed . ▁The ▁word ▁"' hn uf a ' ▁also ▁refers ▁to ▁a ▁bond ma id ▁whose ▁nose ▁has ▁been ▁cut ▁off ▁for ▁the ft ▁thr ice ▁repeated . ▁ ▁N uv sv å g ' s ▁old ▁name ▁was ▁N uv sf j ord ▁( Old ▁Nor se : ▁H n ú f af j ǫ r ð r ) ▁or ▁sometimes ▁sp elled ▁N us f j ord , ▁and ▁due ▁to ▁confusion ▁with ▁a ▁village ▁in ▁L of oten ▁with ▁the ▁same ▁name ▁it ▁was ▁changed ▁to ▁N uv sv å g . ▁ ▁History ▁For ▁a ▁time , ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁wol ff ish - f arm ▁here , ▁but ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁lack ▁of ▁fund ing , ▁it ▁closed ▁after ▁a ▁short ▁time .