Oudegein

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as theloneum ... geyn and theloneo in geyn in 1200. Compound of Middle Dutch out (“old”) and the hydronym Gein, possibly derived in turn from Proto-Germanic *gainon (“yawn, gape”). Compare Gein.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: Ou‧de‧gein

Proper noun

Oudegein n

A neighbourhood of Nieuwegein, Utrecht, Netherlands

References

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