Weiver

Dutch

Alternative forms

  • Waiver (dialect form)

Etymology

Attested as 't Weyveren in 1617. Likely derived from a hydronym cognate to German wabern (“undulate, waft”) and English waver. Compare Waver, Waver, Waverley, Waverton and Wavertree.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Wei‧ver

Proper noun

Weiver n

  1. a hamlet in Zaanstad, North Holland, Netherlands

References

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