Veessen

Dutch

Etymology

Potentially attested as vesce in 1217, attested with certainty as vesen in 1335-1336. Etymology unknown. Compare Vasse and Vaassen.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈveː.sə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: Vees‧sen
  • Rhymes: -eːsən

Proper noun

Veessen n

  1. A village and former municipality of Heerde, Gelderland, Netherlands.

Derived terms
  • Veessenaar
  • Veessens

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