Groot-Valkenisse
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
First attested as Valkenisse in the 18th century. Compound of groot (“big, great”) and a compound toponym derived from Middle Dutch Valke (“a personal name”) and nisse (“headland, spit”). The element groot was added to distinguish the settlement from Klein-Valkenisse.
See also Zealandic Groôt Valkenisse.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Groot-Valkenisse n
- A hamlet in Veere, Zeeland, Netherlands.