Neck

See also: neck

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as hicke [sic] in 1328. Derived from Middle Dutch necke (“nek”), referring here to a narrow section of a headland separating the Beemster and Wormer rivers.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Neck
  • Homophone: nek

Proper noun

Neck n

  1. a village in Wormerland, North Holland, Netherlands

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “neck”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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