Meeuwen

Dutch

Alternative forms

• Mèèuwe (dialect spelling)

Etymology

First attested as medua in 850. Derived from an inflected form of Old Dutch *medwe (“hayfield, pasture”). Compare English meadow.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmeːu̯.ə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: Meeuw‧en
• Rhymes: -eːu̯ən
• Homophone: meeuwen

Proper noun

Meeuwen n

1. A village and former municipality of Altena, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

Derived terms

• Meeuwenaar
• Meeuwens

References

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