Bakkeveen
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
First attested as backenvene in 1232-1233. Calque of West Frisian Bakkefean, derived from a compound of Old Frisian Bakke (“a personal name”) and fene (“peat bog, marsh”).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Bakkeveen n
- A village in Opsterland, Friesland, Netherlands.
References edit
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN