Venray

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Venray.

Proper noun

Venray

1. A town and municipality of Limburg, Netherlands

Dutch

Alternative forms

• Venroj (dialect form), Roj (dialect form)

Etymology

First attested as de rode in 1220. Compound of ven (“pool in a forest or heath”) and rode (“land cleared of trees”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɛn.raːi̯/

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• Hyphenation: Ven‧ray

Proper noun

Venray n

1. A town and municipality of Limburg, Netherlands

   Meronyms: Beek, Blitterswijck, Boddenbroek, Boshuizen, Castenray, Daland, Endepoel, Geijsteren, Haag, Heide, Helling, Hoogriebroek, Kleindorp, Klein Oirlo, Laagriebroek, Leunen, Loobeek, Merselo, Molenhoek, Oirlo, Oostrum, Overbroek, Scheide, Schoor, Smakt, Veulen, Vredepeel, Wanssum, Weverslo, Ysselsteyn, Zandhoek

Derived terms

• Venrayenaar
• Venrays

References

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