Santpoort-Noord

Etymology
First attested as santpoort in 1389. Etymology. Not derived from 🇨🇬 and. The toponym is also not a compound of 🇨🇬 and, as the area around Velsen was not used for sand extraction until the Early Modern era. The toponym may be a compound of 🇨🇬 and 🇨🇬, a name possibly coined as a joke by monks from Egmond Abbey. The element was added to distinguish the settlement from.