Bareveld
Dutch
editEtymology
editFirst attested as Baarveld in 1781. Derived from either baar (“barren, infertile”) or Dutch Low Saxon baor (“wild, inhospitable”) and veld (“field”). Originally the name of a house.
See also Dutch Low Saxon Baoreveld.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editBareveld n
- A village in Aa en Hunze, Drenthe, Netherlands.
References
edit- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN