Neck
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as hicke [sic] in 1328. Derived from Middle Dutch necke (“nek”), referring here to a narrow section of a headland separating the Beemster and Wormer rivers.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Neck
- Homophone: nek
Proper noun
Neck n
- A village in Wormerland, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “neck”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN