Loveren

Dutch

Etymology

  • (Baarle-Nassau) First attested as den hove te loeven in 1333. Derived from Middle Dutch love (“lover, awning, shed”), a term cognate with Old Saxon lovia (“wooden platform”) and Old High German louba (“tents, huts made out of branches”). Compare Lobith and Loven.
  • (Bergeijk) First attested as Lovern in 1838–1857. Derived from Middle Dutch love (“lover, awning, shed”), from Old Dutch *louva, from Proto-West Germanic *laubijā (“awning”), a term cognate with Old Saxon lovia (“wooden platform”) and Old High German louba (“tents, huts made out of branches”). Compare Lobith and Loven.
  • (Vught) (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈloː.və.rə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: Lo‧ve‧ren
  • Rhymes: -oːvərən

Proper noun

Loveren n

  1. a hamlet in Baarle-Nassau, North Brabant, Netherlands
  2. a hamlet in Bergeijk, North Brabant, Netherlands
  3. a hamlet in Vught, North Brabant, Netherlands

References

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