Pean

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as apaen and epaen in 1450. Borrowed from West Frisian Pean, potentially derived from Proto-Germanic *apa (“river, stream”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peːn/
• Hyphenation: Pean
• Rhymes: -eːn
• Homophone: peen

Proper noun

Pean n

1. A hamlet in Heerenveen, Friesland, Netherlands.

References

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