Edens
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as ederinghe in the 13th century. Derived from Old Frisian Ede (“a personal name”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ingi-. The Dutch form of the toponym was borrowed from an older version of the Frisian name.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈeː.dəns/
- Hyphenation: Edens
- Rhymes: -eːdəns
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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