Velsen-Zuid

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as felisa after 786. Likely derived from the dative plural form of a hydronym, derived in turn from Proto-Indo-European *pel (“swamp, marsh”) suffixed with the hydronymic suffix *isa. The element zuid (“south”) was added to distinguish the settlement from Velsen-Noord.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Vel‧sen-‧Zuid

Proper noun

Velsen-Zuid n

  1. A village in Velsen, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

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