Carnisse
Dutch
Etymology
- (Barendrecht) First attested as karnesse in 1272. Potentially a compound of Middle Dutch caer (“osier, Salix viminalis”) and nisse (“headland, spit”). Originally an independent hamlet.
- (Rotterdam) First attested as karnesse in 1272. Potentially a compound of Middle Dutch caer (“osier, Salix viminalis”) and nisse (“headland, spit”). Named after a village destroyed by the sea in 1373.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Car‧nis‧se
Proper noun
Carnisse n
- A neighbourhood of Barendrecht, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
- A neighbourhood of Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
Derived terms
- Carnisselande
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “carnisse”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN