Name The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Sortland farm () since the first Sortland Church was built there. The first element is which is the genitive case of the local river name Svorta. The river name is derived from which means "black" or "dark". The last element is which means "land" or "farm".
Name The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Sortland farm () since the first Sortland Church was built there The first element is which is the genitive case of the local river name Svorta. The river name is derived from which means "black" or "dark". The last element is which means "land" or "farm".