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Dutch
Etymology
- (Zeeland) Attested as Het Zijpe around 1750. Derived from the hydronym Zijpe, which in turn derives from Middle Dutch sijpen (“drip, trickle”).
- (former municipality) Named after a former closure gap called the Zijpe (first attested as zype in 1285), the name of which derives from Middle Dutch sijpen (“drip, trickle”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Zijpe n
- A hamlet in Schouwen-Duiveland, Zeeland, Netherlands
- A former municipality of North Holland, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “zijpe”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN