Nes aan de Amstel

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as den nesse in 1341. Derived from Middle Dutch nesse (“headland, spit”) and the hydronym Amstel.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Nes aan de Am‧stel

Proper noun

Nes aan de Amstel n

  1. a village in Amstelveen, North Holland, Netherlands
    Synonym: Parel aan de Amstel (nickname)

Derived terms

References

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