Calfven

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as calfvenne in 1353. Compound of kalf (“calf, young cow”) and ven, used here in the dialectal sense of "pasture".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑlf.vɛn/
• Hyphenation: Calf‧ven

Proper noun

Calfven n

1. A hamlet in Woensdrecht, North Brabant, Netherlands

References

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