Duivenvoorde

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as duuenburg in 1221. Likely a compound of Middle Dutch Duve (a personal name) and the dative singular form of vort (“ford, crossing”) (modern voorde). Compare Duiveland, Duiven, Duivendijke and Duivendrecht.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Dui‧ven‧voor‧de

Proper noun

Duivenvoorde n

  1. a neighbourhood of Leidschendam-Voorburg, South Holland, Netherlands

References

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