Bessens
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
First attested as Bessens in 1664. Borrowed from West Frisian Bessens, of uncertain etymology. The toponym may derive from Besse (“a personal name”).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Bessens n
- A hamlet in Súdwest-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands.
References edit
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
German Low German edit
Noun edit
Bessens m
Categories:
- Dutch terms borrowed from West Frisian
- Dutch terms derived from West Frisian
- Dutch terms with unknown etymologies
- Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Dutch/ɛsəns
- Rhymes:Dutch/ɛsəns/2 syllables
- Dutch lemmas
- Dutch proper nouns
- Dutch neuter nouns
- nl:Villages in Friesland, Netherlands
- nl:Villages in the Netherlands
- nl:Places in Friesland, Netherlands
- nl:Places in the Netherlands
- German Low German non-lemma forms
- German Low German noun plural forms