Giessendam

== Dutch == === Etymology === First attested as gysendam in 1230. Compound of the hydronym Giessen (of unclear derivation, potentially related to Proto-Germanic *geusaną (“flow powerfully”)) and Middle Dutch dam (“dam”) (see modern dam). === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: Gies‧sen‧dam === Proper noun === Giessendam n a neighbourhood and former municipality of Hardinxveld-Giessendam, South Holland, Netherlands ==== Derived terms ==== Hardinxveld-Giessendam === References === van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “Giessendam”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN