Ysselsteyn

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as IJsselstein in 1942. Named after H. A. van IJsselsteyn (1860-1941), a former minister of agriculture. Spelled with two ys to avoid confusion with IJsselstein.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɛi̯.səlˌstɛi̯n/
Audio: (file)
Hyphenation: Ys‧sel‧steyn
Homophone: IJsselstein

Proper noun

Ysselsteyn n

A village in Venray, Limburg, Netherlands.

References

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