Rokkeveen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as ruckenuene in 1295. Potentially a compound of a first element derived from Middle Dutch ruuch (“rough, wild”) and vene (“peat bog, marsh”). Compare Roeven, Rouveen, Rucphen, Ruiven and Rukven.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Rok‧ke‧veen

Proper noun

Rokkeveen n

  1. a neighbourhood of Zoetermeer, South Holland, Netherlands

References

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