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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as frenigge in the 13th century. Borrowed from West Frisian Friens, derived in turn from Old Frisian Frana (“a personal name”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ingi-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /frins/
- Hyphenation: Friens
- Rhymes: -ins
Proper noun
Friens n
- A village in Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN