Hontenisse

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as guntenesse in 1182-1183. Compound of the hydronym Honte and Old Dutch nesse (“headland, spit”).

The municipality was named after the village.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Hon‧te‧nis‧se

Proper noun

Hontenisse n

1. A former village and former municipality of Zeeland, Netherlands.