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Nes.

a village and former municipality of Noardeast-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands

3 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

name/nɛs/

  1. a village and former municipality of Noardeast-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands

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  2. a village in Ameland, Friesland, Netherlands

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  3. a village in Heerenveen, Friesland, Netherlands

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  4. a hamlet in Schagen, North Holland, Netherlands

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Where this word comes from

* (Noardeast-Fryslân) First attested as nesse in 1369. Borrowed from West Frisian Nes, derived in turn from Old Frisian nes (“headland, spit”). * (Ameland) First attested as nes in 1485. Borrowed from West Frisian Nes, derived in turn from Old Frisian nes (“headland, spit”). * (Heerenveen) First attested as nesse in 1243. Borrowed from West Frisian Nes, derived in turn from Old Frisian nes (“headland, spit”). * (Noord-Holland) Attested as De Nes in 1680. Derived from nes (“headland, spit”).

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