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 (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN