Giessendam

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as gysendam in 1230. Compound of the hydronym Giessen (of unclear derivation, potentially cognate to Proto-Germanic *geusan (“flow powerfully”)) and Middle Dutch dam (“dam”).

Pronunciation edit

Hyphenation: Gies‧sen‧dam

Proper noun edit

Giessendam n

A neighbourhood and former municipality of Hardinxveld-Giessendam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

Derived terms edit

Hardinxveld-Giessendam

References edit

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