Bolnes

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as op bolnes in 1374. Compound of Middle Dutch bol (“small sandbar or ridge in a river which is visible at low tide”) and nes (“headland, spit”).

Pronunciation
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  • Hyphenation: Bol‧nes

Proper noun

Bolnes n

  1. A village in Ridderkerk, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

Derived terms
  • Bolnessenaar
  • Bolnesser

References
  • van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “bolnes”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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