Kuipersveer

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Kuypersveer in 1715. Compound of kuiper (“cooper”) and veer (“ferry, crossing”). The first ferryman was a cooper.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Kui‧pers‧veer

Proper noun

Kuipersveer n

1. A hamlet in Hoeksche Waard, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

References

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