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
- A hamlet in De Ronde Venen, Utrecht, Netherlands.
- A neighbourhood of Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “gein”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN