Bolnes

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as op bolnes in 1374. Compound of Middle Dutch bol (“small sandbar or ridge in a river which is visible at low tide”) and nes (“headland, spit”).

Pronunciation edit

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Hyphenation: Bol‧nes

Proper noun edit

Bolnes n

A village in Ridderkerk, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

Derived terms edit

References edit

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