Keinse

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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First attested as kaense in 1319. Etymology unclear. Potentially derived from keen (gully, creek) suffixed with a collectivising suffix, although the morphology of the toponym does not match well with this etymology. Compare Keent and Kinrooi.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Kein‧se

Proper noun

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Keinse n

  1. A hamlet in Schagen, North Holland, Netherlands

Derived terms

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References

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