Vaassen

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as fasna around 800-850. Etymology unknown. Proposed derivations from Old Dutch *fahs (“hair, coarse grass”) or heem (“home, settlement”) do not match well with the oldest attestations of the toponym. Compare Vasse and Veessen.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈvaː.sə(n)/
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Hyphenation: Vaas‧sen
Rhymes: -aːsən

Proper noun edit

Vaassen n

A village and former municipality of Epe, Gelderland, Netherlands.
Synonym: Rossumdaerp (Carnival nickname)

Derived terms edit

References edit

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