De Nes

Dutch

Etymology

  • (Friesland) First attested as Nes in 1525. Borrowed from West Frisian De Nes, derived in turn from Old Frisian nes (“headland, spit”).
  • (Noord-Holland) Attested as Nes in 1839-1859. Derived from nes (“headland, spit”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /də ˈnɛs/
  • Hyphenation: De Nes
  • Rhymes: -ɛs

Proper noun

De Nes n

  1. a hamlet in Súdwest-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands
  2. a hamlet in Texel, North Holland, Netherlands

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “de nes”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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