Keinse
Dutch
editAlternative forms
edit- Keins (West Frisian)
Etymology
editFirst attested as kaense in 1319. Etymology unclear. Potentially derived from keen (“gully, creek”) suffixed with a collectivising suffix, although the morphology of the toponym does not match well with this etymology. Compare Keent and Kinrooi.
Pronunciation
edit- Hyphenation: Kein‧se
Proper noun
editKeinse n
- A hamlet in Schagen, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.