Duiven
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Duiven
- A village in Gelderland, Netherlands.
- A municipality of Gelderland, Netherlands.
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- Duve (dialect spelling)
Etymology edit
First attested as thuuina in 838. Likely derived from Old Dutch thufina (“hillock”). There are indications that the original meaning of the name was forgotten fairly quickly, as is evidenced by an inhabitant being called de Columba ("of the Pigeons", with the original name being confused for duiven (“pigeons”)) in a text from 1297. Compare Duiveland, Duivendijke, Duivendrecht and Duivenvoorde.
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Duiven n
- Duiven (a village and municipality of Gelderland, Netherlands).
- Meronyms: De Eng, Groessen, Helhoek, Het Leuven, Loo, Nieuwgraaf
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References edit
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN