Meteren

Dutch

Alternative forms

• Métere (dialect form)

Etymology

Potentially attested as methre in 1133, attested with certainty as meteren in 1265. Etymology uncertain. Of non-Germanic origins. One proposed etymology connects the toponym to Proto-Celtic *mater (“mother, river deity”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmeː.tə.rə(n)/
• Hyphenation: Me‧te‧ren
• Rhymes: -eːtərən

Proper noun

Meteren n

1. A village in West Betuwe, Gelderland, Netherlands.

Derived terms

• Meterenaar
• Meterens

References

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