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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as santpoort in 1389. Etymology unknown. Not derived from Medieval Latin sanctus (“holy”) and porta (“gate”). The toponym is also not a compound of Middle Dutch sant (“sand”) and port (“harbour”), as the area around Velsen was not used for sand extraction until the Early Modern era. The toponym may be a compound of Middle Dutch sant (“sand”) and Medieval Latin porta (“guesthouse”), a name possibly coined as a joke by monks from Egmond Abbey. The element noord (“north”) was added to distinguish the settlement from Santpoort-Zuid.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Sant‧poort-‧Noord
Proper noun
Santpoort-Noord n
- A village in Velsen, North Holland, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “santpoort”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN