Wulven

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as wluinne in 1196. Likely derived from a hydronym, derived in turn from Proto-Germanic *wolf- (“bent, arched”) suffixed with the hydronymic suffix *-anô.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Wul‧ven

Proper noun

Wulven n

  1. a neighbourhood of Houten, Utrecht, Netherlands

Derived terms

References

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