Wateringen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as wateringhen in 1258. Derived from Middle Dutch wateringe (“drainage channel”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Wa‧te‧rin‧gen

Proper noun

Wateringen n

1. A village and former municipality of Westland, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

   Synonym: Bieringen (Carnival nickname)

Derived terms

• Wateringer
• Waterings
• Wateringse Veld

References

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