Melissant

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as melissant in 1484. Derived from a compound of Middle Dutch Melis (“a personal name”) and sant (“sandbar”).

See also Zealandic Melessant.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌmeː.liˈsɑnt/
• Hyphenation: Me‧lis‧sant
• Rhymes: -ɑnt

Proper noun

Melissant n

1. A village and former municipality of Goeree-Overflakkee, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

Derived terms

• Melissantenaar
• Melissants

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “melissant”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN