Nes aan de Amstel

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as den nesse in 1341. Derived from Middle Dutch nesse (“headland, spit”) and the hydronym Amstel.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Nes aan de Am‧stel

Proper noun

Nes aan de Amstel n

1. A village in Amstelveen, North Holland, Netherlands

   Synonym: Parel aan de Amstel (nickname)

Derived terms

• Nessersluis

References

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