Westzaan

Dutch

Alternative forms

• Wessanen (dialect form)

Etymology

First attested as westzaenden in 1318. Compound of west (“west-, western”) and the hydronym Zaan. The toponym contrasts with Oostzaan.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: West‧zaan

Proper noun

Westzaan n

1. A village and former municipality of Zaanstad, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

Derived terms

• Westzaner
• Westzaans
• Westzaner-Overtoom

References

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