Aaksens

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Aaxens in 1718. Borrowed from West Frisian Aaksens, likely derived in turn from Old Frisian Aesga (a personal name) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ingi-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaːk.səns/
  • Hyphenation: Aak‧sens
  • Rhymes: -aːksəns

Proper noun

Aaksens n

  1. a hamlet in Súdwest-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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