Ravenswaaij

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as raueneswade in 1139. Compound of Old Dutch Raven (“a personal name”) and wade (“ford, shallows”). The second element was eventually reinterpreted as Middle Dutch way (“pool, kolk lake”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈraː.vənsˌʋaːi̯/
Hyphenation: Ra‧vens‧waaij

Proper noun edit

Ravenswaaij n

A village in Buren, Gelderland, Netherlands.

Derived terms edit

References edit

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