Marknesse

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Marknesse in 1950. Named after a former settlement (first attested in 1132), the name of which derives from a compound of Middle Dutch marc (“march, borderland”) and nes (“headland, spit”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɑrkˈnɛ.sə/
• Hyphenation: Mark‧nes‧se
• Rhymes: -ɛsə

Proper noun

Marknesse n

1. A village in Noordoostpolder, Flevoland, Netherlands

Derived terms

• Marknessenaar
• Marknesser

References

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