Waverveen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as waverveen in 1339. Compound of the hydronym Waver (cognate with Old English wæfre (“move”), English waver) and Middle Dutch vene (“peat bog, marsh”).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Wa‧ver‧veen

Proper noun

Waverveen n

  1. a village and former municipality of De Ronde Venen, Utrecht, Netherlands

Derived terms

References

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