Friens

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as frenigge in the 13th century. Borrowed from West Frisian Friens, derived in turn from Old Frisian Frana (“a personal name”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ingi-.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /frins/
Hyphenation: Friens
Rhymes: -ins

Proper noun edit

Friens n

A village in Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands.

References edit

van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN