Eemnes-Binnen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as emnesse in 1269. Derived from a compound of the hydronym Eem and Middle Dutch nesse (“headland, spit”). The element binnen (“within”) refers to the village's location within the area protected by a former levee and was included to distinguish the settlement from Eemnes-Buiten.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: Eem‧nes-‧Bin‧nen

Proper noun

Eemnes-Binnen n

A city in Eemnes, Utrecht, Netherlands

References

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