"Velsen" meaning in Dutch

See Velsen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈvɛl.zə(n)/ Audio: Nl-Velsen.ogg Forms: Velzen [alternative, archaic]
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. Etymology templates: {{der|nl|ine-pro|*pel|t=swamp, marsh}} Proto-Indo-European *pel (“swamp, marsh”) Head templates: {{nl-proper noun|n}} Velsen n
  1. a municipality of North Holland, Netherlands Tags: neuter Categories (place): Municipalities of North Holland, Netherlands, Places in North Holland, Netherlands, Places in the Netherlands Meronyms: Driehuis, Hofgeest, IJmuiden, Santpoort-Noord, Santpoort-Zuid, Velsen-Noord, Velsen-Zuid, Velserbroek
    Sense id: en-Velsen-nl-name-6YZJ12ml Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 55 45
  2. Former name of Velsen-Zuid. Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-Velsen-nl-name-6TBzuVHp Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 55 45
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: van Velsen, van Velzen, Velsen-Noord, Velsen-Zuid, Velser, Velserbroek
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    },
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    },
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    },
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      "word": "van Velzen"
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      "word": "Velsen-Noord"
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    {
      "word": "Velsen-Zuid"
    },
    {
      "word": "Velser"
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    {
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          "word": "Driehuis"
        },
        {
          "word": "Hofgeest"
        },
        {
          "word": "IJmuiden"
        },
        {
          "word": "Santpoort-Noord"
        },
        {
          "word": "Santpoort-Zuid"
        },
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