Meeuwen
Dutch edit
Alternative forms edit
- Mèèuwe (dialect spelling)
Etymology edit
First attested as medua in 850. Derived from an inflected form of Old Dutch *medwe (“hayfield, pasture”). Compare English meadow.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Meeuwen n
- A village and former municipality of Altena, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
Derived terms edit
References edit
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN