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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as felisa after 786. Likely derived from the dative plural form of a hydronym, derived in turn from Proto-Indo-European *pel (“swamp, marsh”) suffixed with the hydronymic suffix *isa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvɛl.zə(n)/
- Hyphenation: Vel‧sen
Proper noun
Velsen n
- A municipality of North Holland, Netherlands
- Meronyms: Driehuis, Hofgeest, IJmuiden, Santpoort-Noord, Santpoort-Zuid, Velsen-Noord, Velsen-Zuid, Velserbroek
- Former name of Velsen-Zuid.
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