Giessendam

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as gysendam in 1230. Compound of the hydronym Giessen (of unclear derivation, potentially cognate to Proto-Germanic *geusan (“flow powerfully”)) and Middle Dutch dam (“dam”).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Gies‧sen‧dam

Proper noun

Giessendam n

  1. A neighbourhood and former municipality of Hardinxveld-Giessendam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

Derived terms

References
  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “giessendam”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎ (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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