Oyen

See also: oyen

English

Proper noun

Oyen

1. A town in Alberta, Canada

Anagrams

• 'oney, Enyo, Oyne

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as oijen in 1477. Derived from the dative plural form of ooi (“land next to a watercourse”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈoːi̯.ə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: Oy‧en
• Rhymes: -oːi̯ən
• Homophones: ooien, Oijen, Ooijen

Proper noun

Oyen n

1. A hamlet in Peel en Maas, Limburg, Netherlands.

References

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