Giessendam

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as gysendam in 1230. Compound of the hydronym Giessen (of unclear derivation, potentially cognate to Proto-Germanic *geusan (“flow powerfully”)) and Middle Dutch dam (“dam”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Gies‧sen‧dam

Proper noun

Giessendam n

1. A neighbourhood and former municipality of Hardinxveld-Giessendam, South Holland, Netherlands

Derived terms

• Hardinxveld-Giessendam

References

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