Griffioen

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as 't hof de Griffioen around 1750. Derived from griffioen (“griffon”). Named after a former manor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɣrɪ.fiˈun/

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• Hyphenation: Grif‧fi‧oen
• Rhymes: -un
• Homophone: griffioen

Proper noun

Griffioen n

1. A neighbourhood of Middelburg, Zeeland, Netherlands.

References

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