General information Name The Old Norse name of the town was . The first element is the genitive case of (n) which means "fenced area", "garden", or "field around a dwelling". The last element is (n) which means "mountain" or "rock". The name originally referred to the fortifications on Slottsfjellet. The old spelling of the name has been retained in the name of the local diocese, Tunsberg bispedømme.
general information name the old norse name of the town was  the first element is the genitive case of (n) which means "fenced area" "garden" or "field around a dwelling" the last element is (n) which means "mountain" or "rock" the name originally referred to the fortifications on slottsfjellet the old spelling of the name has been retained in the name of the local diocese tunsberg bispedømme