De Weere

Dutch

Alternative forms

  • De Weare (Hollands Kroon, West Frisian)

Etymology

  • (Opmeer) Attested as De Weeren in 1680. Derived from dialectal were (“piece of land between two drainage ditches”). Named after a polder.
  • (Hollands Kroon) Attested as De Weeren in 1680. Derived from dialectal were (“piece of land between two drainage ditches”). Named after a polder.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: De Wee‧re

Proper noun

De Weere n

  1. a village in Opmeer, North Holland, Netherlands
  2. a hamlet in Hollands Kroon, North Holland, Netherlands

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “de weere”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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