Stiens

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as steninge in the 13th century. Borrowed from West Frisian Stiens, derived in turn from Old Frisian Stêna (“a personal name”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ingi-. Compare Staining and Steyning.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /stins/
Hyphenation: Stiens
Rhymes: -ins

Proper noun edit

Stiens n

A village and former municipality of Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands.

References edit

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