Duiven

English

Proper noun

Duiven

1. A village in Gelderland, Netherlands.
2. A municipality of Gelderland, Netherlands.

Anagrams

• -vudine

Dutch

Alternative forms

• Duve (dialect spelling)

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdœy̯.və(n)/

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• Hyphenation: Dui‧ven
• Rhymes: -œy̯vən
• Homophone: duiven

Proper noun

Duiven n

1. Duiven (a village and municipality of Gelderland, Netherlands).

   Meronyms: De Eng, Groessen, Helhoek, Het Leuven, Loo, Nieuwgraaf

Derived terms

• Duivenaar
• Duivens
• van Duiven

References

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