Rokkeveen
Dutch
editEtymology
editFirst attested as ruckenuene in 1295. Potentially a compound of a first element derived from Middle Dutch ruuch (“rough, wild”) and vene (“peat bog, marsh”). Compare Roeven, Rouveen, Rucphen, Ruiven and Rukven.
Pronunciation
edit- Hyphenation: Rok‧ke‧veen
Proper noun
editRokkeveen n
- A neighbourhood of Zoetermeer, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.