Oostmijzen

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Oostmysen in 1639. Compound of oost (“east-, eastern”) and a word which may derive from or be cognate to Middle Dutch mies (“wetland”). Compare De Meije, Mijdrecht, Mijnden, Misson and Mite.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Oost‧mij‧zen

Proper noun

Oostmijzen n

1. A hamlet in Koggenland, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

References

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