Weesp

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Weesp.

Proper noun

Weesp

  1. A city in Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands.

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as wesepa in 1131. Of uncertain origin.

Compare Wesepe, Wezep and Wezup.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Weesp

Proper noun

Weesp n

  1. a city and former municipality of Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
    Synonym: Tobbegat (Carnival nickname)

Derived terms

References

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