Kanis

See also: kanis, kaniš, and kaniş

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as de Verkeerde Kanis herbg in 1839-1859. Derived from dialectal kanis (“covered fish basket”). Originally the name of an inn which used an upturned fish basket on its signage.

Compare Moespot, De Pan and Vuilpan.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Ka‧nis

Proper noun

Kanis n

  1. A village in Woerden, Utrecht, Netherlands.

References
  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “kanis”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎ (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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