According to the Finnish linguist Lauri Kettunen, the name is of the origin of narva vepsa and means threshold, rapid, threshold.
According to the Finnish linguist Lauri Kettunen, the name is of the origin of narva vepsa and means threshold, rapid, threshold.
It is thought that the place name Narva originates from Balto-Finnic languages. According to Finnish linguist Lauri Kettunen, the name narva is of Vepsian origin. Narva (narvāne) means a threshold, a rapid – water flows from the waterfall as if over a threshold. The Narva waterfall was the most powerful in Europe and the water flowing down 3–6-metre ledges was definitely a sight to behold. However, the Russian or Germanic origin of the name Narva is also possible. River Narva has been mentioned in chronicles (in 1221) earlier than the Narva village (in 1241).
Additional information:
Environmental Board, 2010. Narva jõgi. Hoiualadega jõed Virumaal 2 (River Narva. Rivers with special conservation areas in Virumaa 2). Tallinn, 176 pages
Eesti Keele Instituut, 2017. ‘Eesti kohanimeraamat’ (Dictionary of Estonian place names) (https://www.eki.ee/dict/knr/index.cgi?Q=Narva)
Ivask, M., Andrejeva, S., Tuuder, M., Solodova, I., 2017. Kreenholm. Narva Muuseum, 390 pages