Giessendam

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Etymology

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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

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  • Hyphenation: Gies‧sen‧dam

Proper noun

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Giessendam n

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

Derived terms

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References

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