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, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

Derived terms

• Schuddebeurs en Simonshaven

References

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