Vianen

Dutch

Alternative forms

• (Noord-Brabant) De Viaône (dialect form)

Etymology

• (Utrecht) First attested as vyanen around 1270. Derived from French Vienne, the name of a city in southern France. Originally the name of a castle.
• (Noord-Brabant) First attested as de Heide Vianen in 1803-1820. Named after the town near Utrecht.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /viˈaː.nə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: Via‧nen
• Rhymes: -aːnən

Proper noun

Vianen n

1. A city and former municipality of Vijfheerenlanden, Utrecht, Netherlands.

   Synonym: Reigergat (Carnival nickname)

2. A village in Land van Cuijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

Derived terms

• Vianees
• Vianens

References

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