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Waverveen

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

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 edit

  • Hyphenation: Wa‧ver‧veen

Proper noun edit

Waverveen n

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

Derived terms edit

References edit

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