Dalfsen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as ecclesie de dalsen in 1241. Etymology unknown. Although later attestations include the element heem (“home, settlement”), this element is absent from the earliest attestations and can thus not be used to construct an etymology. Compare Hessum, Oudleusen and Welsum.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdɑlf.sə(n)/
Hyphenation: Dalf‧sen
Rhymes: -ɑlfsən

Proper noun

Dalfsen n

A village and municipality of Overijssel, Netherlands.
Meronyms: Ankum, Broekhuizen, Dalfserveld, Dalmsholte, De Marshoek, De Meele, Den Hulst, Emmen, Engeland, Gerner, Hessum, Holt, Hoonhorst, Lemelerveld, Lenthe, Mataram, Millingen, Nieuwleusen, Ooster-Dalfsen, Oudleusen, Ruitenveen, Slennebroek, Strenkhaar, Vennenberg, Welsum

Derived terms

Dalfsenaar
Dalfser
Dalfserveld
Ooster-Dalfsen

References

van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

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