Name The municipality is named Namsskogan, a name which was created in 1923. The first element is which comes from the name of the river Namsen and the last element is the plural form of which means "woods". Therefore, the meaning of the name is "the woodlands around Namsen". The river name has an uncertain origin. The first part of the river name comes from the Old Norse word ) which has an unknown meaning, but it may come from the word which means "boat". The second part of the river name () which means "sea".
Name The municipality is named Namsskogan a name which was created in 1923 The first element is which comes from the name of the river Namsen and the last element is the plural form of which means "woods" Therefore the meaning of the name is "the woodlands around Namsen" The river name has an uncertain origin The first part of the river name comes from the Old Norse word ) which has an unknown meaning but it may come from the word which means "boat" The second part of the river name () which means "sea"