Burgerveen
Dutch
editEtymology
editAttested as Burgerveen in 1867. Named after a drowned village, the name of which derives from a compound of Middle Dutch borchgrave (“viscount”) and veen (“peat bog, marsh”). The element burger refers to the viscount of Leiden.
Pronunciation
edit- Hyphenation: Bur‧ger‧veen
Proper noun
editBurgerveen n
- A village in Haarlemmermeer, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.