Egmond-Binnen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as ekmunde in 922. Derived from the toponym Egmond (of unknown etymology) with the identifier binnen (“inland”). The identifier was added to distinguish the settlement from Egmond aan den Hoef and Egmond aan Zee.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Eg‧mond-‧Bin‧nen

Proper noun

Egmond-Binnen n

  1. A village and former municipality of Bergen, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

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