Giessendam
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
First attested as gysendam in 1230. Compound of the hydronym Giessen (of unclear derivation, potentially cognate to Proto-Germanic *geusan (“flow powerfully”)) and Middle Dutch dam (“dam”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- Hyphenation: Gies‧sen‧dam
Proper noun[edit]
Giessendam n
- A neighbourhood and former municipality of Hardinxveld-Giessendam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.