Marknesse

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Marknesse in 1950. Named after a former settlement (first attested in 1132), the name of which derives from a compound of Middle Dutch marc (“march, borderland”) and nes (“headland, spit”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɑrkˈnɛ.sə/
  • Hyphenation: Mark‧nes‧se
  • Rhymes: -ɛsə

Proper noun

Marknesse n

  1. a village in Noordoostpolder, Flevoland, Netherlands

Derived terms

  • Marknessenaar
  • Marknesser

References

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