Griendtsveen
Dutch
editEtymology
editFirst attested as de maatschappij Griendtsveen in 1887. Compound of van de Griendt (“a surname”) and veen (“peat bog, marsh”). Named after Joannes van de Griendt (1804-1884), an investor who developed the lands around Griendtsveen and Helenaveen.
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editProper noun
editGriendtsveen n
- A village in Horst aan de Maas, Limburg, Netherlands.
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editReferences
edit- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN