Epen

First attested as apine in 1041. Likely derived from Old Dutch *apa (“river, current”). A derivation from iep (“elm, Ulmus sp.”) is less likely.

See also Limburgish Ieëpe.

• IPA^(key): /ˈeː.pə(n)/
• Hyphenation: Epen
• Rhymes: -eːpən
• Homophone: Epe

Epen n

1. a village in Gulpen-Wittem, Limburg, Netherlands

• Epenaar
• Epens
• Eperheide

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

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Epen

1. plural of Epos