Dutch edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

First attested as widenesse around 1312. Compound of Middle Dutch wide (wide) and nesse (headland, spit).

Pronunciation edit

  • Hyphenation: Wij‧de‧nes

Proper noun edit

Wijdenes n

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

Derived terms edit

References edit

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