Simonshaven

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as her simonshaven in 1431. Compound of Middle Dutch Simon (a personal name) and haven (“harbour”). Named after Simon van Markenburg (d. 1331), a nobleman who developed land around the settlement.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Si‧mons‧ha‧ven

Proper noun

Simonshaven n

  1. a village in Nissewaard, South Holland, Netherlands

Derived terms

References

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