Stavenisse
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
First attested as stauenesse in 1206. Compound of Middle Dutch stave (“stick, wooden pole”) and nesse (“headland, spit”). Compare Spijkenisse, Staverden, Stavoren and Stavern.
See also Zealandic Staevenisse.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Stavenisse n
- A village and former municipality of Tholen, Zeeland, Netherlands.