Veessen

Dutch

Etymology

Potentially attested as vesce in 1217, attested with certainty as vesen in 1335-1336. Etymology unknown. Compare Vasse and Vaassen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈveː.sə(n)/
• Hyphenation: Vees‧sen
• Rhymes: -eːsən

Proper noun

Veessen n

1. A village and former municipality of Heerde, Gelderland, Netherlands.

Derived terms

• Veessenaar
• Veessens

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN