Waverveen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as waverveen in 1339. Compound of the hydronym Waver (cognate with Old English wæfre (“move”), English waver) and Middle Dutch vene (“peat bog, marsh”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Wa‧ver‧veen

Proper noun

Waverveen n

1. A village and former municipality of De Ronde Venen, Utrecht, Netherlands.

Derived terms

• Wavervener
• Waverveens
• Vinkeveen en Waverveen

References

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