Waddinxveen
Dutch edit
Alternative forms edit
- Waddingsveen (archaic)
Etymology edit
First attested as waddinxuene in 1233. From Middle Dutch waddinsvene, potentially a compound of a hydronym derived from wadde (“ford, fordable stretch of a watercourse”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing- and veen (“peat bog, marsh”).
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Proper noun edit
Waddinxveen n
- A town and municipality of South Holland, Netherlands.
- Meronym: Noordeinde