De Weere

Dutch

Alternative forms

• De Weare (Hollands Kroon, West Frisian)

Etymology

• (Opmeer) Attested as De Weeren in 1680. Derived from dialectal were (“piece of land between two drainage ditches”). Named after a polder.
• (Hollands Kroon) Attested as De Weeren in 1680. Derived from dialectal were (“piece of land between two drainage ditches”). Named after a polder.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: De Wee‧re

Proper noun

De Weere n

1. A village in Opmeer, North Holland, Netherlands
2. A hamlet in Hollands Kroon, North Holland, Netherlands

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “de weere”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN