Leeuwen

Dutch

Etymology

• (Roermond) First attested as lewen in 1431. Derived from the dative plural form of Old Dutch lēo (“burial mound”) (cognate to Gothic 𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍅 (hlaiw, “tomb, grave”), Old Saxon hlêo (“mound, burial mound”), Old High German hlêo (“mound, burial mound”)). Compare Beneden-Leeuwen, Boven-Leeuwen, Leeuwte, Heiligerlee, Westerlee, Denderleeuw, Gors-Opleeuw, Lauw, Sint-Pieters-Leeuw and Zoutleeuw. See also Limburgish Leeve.
• (Beesel) First attested as lewen in 1323. Derived from the dative plural form of Old Dutch lēo (“burial mound”) (cognate to Gothic 𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍅 (hlaiw, “tomb, grave”), Old Saxon hlêo (“mound, burial mound”), Old High German hlêo (“mound, burial mound”)). Compare Beneden-Leeuwen, Boven-Leeuwen, Leeuwte, Heiligerlee, Westerlee, Denderleeuw, Gors-Opleeuw, Lauw, Sint-Pieters-Leeuw and Zoutleeuw. See also Limburgish Lieëwe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈleːu̯.ə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: Leeuw‧en
• Rhymes: -eːu̯ən
• Homophone: leeuwen

Proper noun

Leeuwen n

1. A village in Roermond, Limburg, Netherlands.
2. A neighbourhood of Beesel, Limburg, Netherlands.

Derived terms

• Leeuwenaar

References

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