Dutch edit

Etymology edit

Attested as Marknesse in 1950. Named after a former settlement (first attested in 1132), the name of which derives from a compound of Middle Dutch marc (march, borderland) and nes (headland, spit).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /mɑrkˈnɛ.sə/
  • Hyphenation: Mark‧nes‧se
  • Rhymes: -ɛsə

Proper noun edit

Marknesse n

  1. A village in Noordoostpolder, Flevoland, Netherlands.

Derived terms edit

References edit

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