Mijnden

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as minden in 1235. Potentially derived from a hydronym derived from a term cognate to Middle Dutch migen (“drizzle, urinate”) and miegen (“urinate”).

Compare Bergentheim, Borne, De Meije, Mijdrecht, Oostmijzen, Warmond, Misson and Mite.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Mijn‧den

Proper noun

Mijnden n

  1. a hamlet in Stichtse Vecht, Utrecht, Netherlands

References

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