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Lisse.

a village and municipality of South Holland, Netherlands

5 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈlɪ.sə/
  1. a village and municipality of South Holland, Netherlands

    neuter
Where this word comes from

Potentially attested as lux in 918-948, attested with certainty as lis in 1198. Potentially derived from Proto-Germanic *lis (“furrow”) suffixed with the toponymic suffix *ja-. Compare Leesten, Leusden and Lieshout.

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