Alternative forms
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- (Hollands Kroon) De Weare (West Frisian)
Etymology
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- (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.
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De Weere n
- A village in Opmeer, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
- A hamlet in Hollands Kroon, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
References
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- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “de weere”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN