Eemnes-Buiten

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as emnesse in 1269. Derived from a compound of the hydronym Eem and Middle Dutch nesse (“headland, spit”). The element buiten (“without”) refers to the village's location outside of the area protected by a former levee and was included to distinguish the settlement from Eemnes-Binnen.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Eem‧nes-‧Bui‧ten

Proper noun

Eemnes-Buiten n

  1. A city in Eemnes, Utrecht, Netherlands.

References
  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “eemnes”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎ (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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