Lisse
Dutch edit
Alternative forms edit
- Lis (dialect form)
Etymology edit
Potentially attested as lux in 918-948, attested with certainty as lis in 1198. Potentially derived from Proto-Germanic *lis (“furrow”) suffixed with the toponymic suffix *ja-. Compare Leesten, Leusden and Lieshout.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Lisse n
- A village and municipality of South Holland, Netherlands.
- Meronyms: De Engel, Halfweg, Rooversbroek