Tomma is an island just outside Nesna

Nesna

Nesna is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Helgeland traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Nesna....

 in Nordland

Nordland

is a county in Norway in the North Norway region, bordering Troms in the north, Nord-Trøndelag in the south, Norrbottens län in Sweden to the east, Västerbottens län to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. The county was formerly known as Nordlandene amt. The county administration is...

, neighbouring the islands of Handnesøya and Hugla (postal code is "Vikholmen".).

The main settlement on this island is Husby

Husby, Norway

Husby is a village in Nesna municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located on the island Tomma.Husby and Tomma previously belonged to the municipality Dønnes, which came to be on July 1, 1888 when it was separated from Nesna...

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The name

The Norse form of the name was Þǫmb. This name is probably identical with the word þǫmb f 'paunch, belly

Abdomen

In vertebrates such as mammals the abdomen constitutes the part of the body between the thorax and pelvis. The region enclosed by the abdomen is termed the abdominal cavity...

'. (It is common in Norway to compare topographic elements with parts of the human body.)