Varvik

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as vaerwerke in 1298-1304. Derived from a contraction of Middle Dutch vorewerc (“farmstead belonging to a monastery”). Named after a former farmstead belonging to the Abbey of Vreden.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈvɑr.vɪk/
Hyphenation: Var‧vik

Proper noun

Varvik n

A neighbourhood of Enschede, Overijssel, Netherlands.

References

van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “varvik”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN