Helenaveen
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Etymology edit
First attested as Helenaveen in 1874. Compound of Helena (“a personal name”) and veen (“peat bog, marsh”). Named after Maria Helena Huberta Panis (1817-1884), wife of Johannes van de Griendt (1804-1884) who purchased and developed the land around Griendtsveen and Helenaveen.
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Helenaveen n
- A village in Deurne, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
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References edit
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN