Editing Andenes (section)

==Name==
The [[Old Norse]] form of the name was ''Andarnes'' (from originally ''Amdarnes''). The first element is the genitive case of ''Ömd'' (the old name of the island [[Andøya]]) and the last element is ''nes'' which means "[[headland]]".<ref>{{cite book|title=Norske gaardnavne: Nordlands amt|edition=16|author-link=Oluf Rygh|last=Rygh|first=Oluf|publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri|year=1905|location=Kristiania, Norge|page=402|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=K21BAAAAIAAJ|language=Norwegian}}</ref>

During the danish rule, the name Andenæs, was used. But changed to Andenes in the early 1900.<ref>{{Cite web |title=HVOR GAMMEL ER ANDENES EGENTLIG? |url=https://www.museumnord.no/historier/hvor-gammel-er-andenes-egentlig/ |access-date=2023-11-10 |website=Museum Nord |language=nb-NO}}</ref>