Submitted NameRevisions Save Type Settlement Usage Norwegian Edit Status Status [show contributorshide contributors] Added 6/17/2020 by Beautiful Victory Edited 6/17/2020 by Beautiful Victory Meaning & History From the name of an island, Tromsøya (Old Norse: Trums), whose name is derived from Old Norse straumr possibly meaning "stream, strong current". Tromsø is a city in northern Norway. See also: Troms