Lofoten (Norse Lófót f) was originally the old name of the island Vestvågøya. The first element is ló 'lynx', the last element is derived from Norse fótr m 'foot'. The shape of the island must have been compared with a foot of a lynx.
Lofotr was originally the name of the island of Vestvågøy only. Later it became the name of the chain of islands. The chain of islands with its pointed peaks looks like a lynx foot from the mainland.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ofoten
The district is named after Ofotfjord (Norse Ófóti). The meaning of the first element is unknown, the last element is derived from Norse fótr m 'foot'. (See also Lofoten.)
(The oldest form of the name could have been *Úffóti, and the first element is thus úfr m 'Eurasian Eagle-owl'. The three inner branches of the Ofotfjord might have been compared with the three claws of an owl.)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narvik
Narvik was originally called Victoriahavn after the Queen Victoria of England, however Sweden’s Crown Princess Victoria was also honoured.
The coat-of-arms is from modern times. They were granted on 1 June 1951. The arms show a gold-colored anchor on a red background. The anchor symbolizes Narvik's status as an important port (the largest harbour in North Norway).
The history of Narvik as a settlement began in the Stone Age. Not very much is known about these people, but the Vikings lived in this area.
The history of modern Narvik begins in the 1870s, when the Swedish government began to understand the potential of the iron ore mines in Kiruna, Sweden. Obtaining iron ore from Kiruna had one significant problem in that there was no suitable Swedish port... Realizing these problems, a Swedish company built a railway to Narvik, as the port there is ice-free thanks to the warm Gulf Stream, and is naturally large, allowing boats of virtually any size to anchor...
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