Eemnes-Binnen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as emnesse in 1269. Derived from a compound of the hydronym Eem and Middle Dutch nesse (“headland, spit”). The element binnen (“within”) refers to the village's location within the area protected by a former levee and was included to distinguish the settlement from Eemnes-Buiten.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Eem‧nes-‧Bin‧nen

Proper noun

Eemnes-Binnen n

  1. a city in Eemnes, Utrecht, Netherlands

References

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