Egmond aan Zee

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as egmunda super mare in 1449. Derived from the toponym Egmond (of unknown etymology) with the identifier aan zee (derived from aan (“on”) and zee (“sea”)). The identifier was added to distinguish the settlement from Egmond aan den Hoef and Egmond-Binnen.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Eg‧mond aan Zee

Proper noun

Egmond aan Zee n

  1. A village and former municipality of Bergen, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
    Synonym: Jutterdonk (Carnival nickname)

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