Nõmme, Saaremaa Parish
Nõmme | |
|---|---|
Village | |
| Country |  Estonia |
| County | Saare County |
| Parish | Saaremaa Parish |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Nõmme is a village in Saaremaa Parish, Saare County in western Estonia.[1]
Before the administrative reform in 2017, the village was in Leisi Parish.[2]
Name
The village of Nõmme is named after the Nõmme farm, which was originally part of the neighboring village of Pamma. The farm was attested in historical sources as Nömma Hanß in 1645 and Nemme Hans in 1731, referring to peasants living there. The name comes from the common noun nõmm (genitive: nõmme) 'heath, moor, moorland', referring to the local geography. Locally, the village is known as Nömme.[3]
References
- ^ "Lisa. Asustusüksuste nimistu" (PDF). haldusreform.fin.ee (in Estonian). Rahandusministeerium. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
- ^ "Saaremaa külad endiste valdade piires". www.saaremaa.ee (in Estonian). Archived from the original on 3 December 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
- ^ "Nõmme". Dictionary of Estonian Place Names. Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut. Retrieved July 24, 2025.
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