Sesriem receives its name from a nearby canyon, the Sesriem Canyon. Early pioneers who came to the area and wanted to get water from the canyon had to tie six leather thongs to the handle of their bucket in order to draw water from the top of the canyon. These thongs were called leer riems in the Afrikaans language and the word for six in the same language is ses. The area became known as Ses Riems which was corrupted into English as Sesriem.
 
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