Carnisse

Dutch

Etymology

• (Barendrecht) First attested as karnesse in 1272. Potentially a compound of Middle Dutch caer (“osier, Salix viminalis”) and nisse (“headland, spit”). Originally an independent hamlet.
• (Rotterdam) First attested as karnesse in 1272. Potentially a compound of Middle Dutch caer (“osier, Salix viminalis”) and nisse (“headland, spit”). Named after a village destroyed by the sea in 1373.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Car‧nis‧se

Proper noun

Carnisse n

1. A neighbourhood of Barendrecht, South Holland, Netherlands
2. A neighbourhood of Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands

Derived terms

• Carnisselande

References

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