There are various intriguing etymological theories surrounding the city of Nome, Alaska. One hypothesis suggests that it is derived from the Inupiaq phrase for “I don’t know”, no-me, due to a misunderstanding between the indigenous people and European settlers inquiring about the name of the location. Another theory proposes that the name originated from a 1849 British map where the area was labeled as ? Name, later misinterpreted as C. Nome. However, the most plausible explanation is that Nome was named after a Norwegian town by its founder Jafet Lindeberg, who hailed from Norway.
