Hoge Giessen

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Hooge Giessen in 1840. Derived from hoog (“high, elevated”) and the hydronym Giessen.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Ho‧ge Gies‧sen

Proper noun

Hoge Giessen n

  1. A hamlet in Molenlanden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

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