Gein

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as gheyne in 1321. The hamlet is named after a nearby river, the name of which either derives from the Germanic hydronym *Gaginô or from a term cognate to German gähnen (“yawn”).

The neighbourhood is named after the river.

Compare Geyen.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Gein
  • Homophone: gein

Proper noun

Gein n

  1. A hamlet in De Ronde Venen, Utrecht, Netherlands.
  2. A neighbourhood of Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

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