Helenaveen

Dutch

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌɦeː.leː.naːˈveːn/
Hyphenation: He‧le‧na‧veen
Rhymes: -eːn

Proper noun

Helenaveen n

A village in Deurne, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

Derived terms

References

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