Wulven

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as wluinne in 1196. Likely derived from a hydronym, derived in turn from Proto-Germanic *wolf- (“bent, arched”) suffixed with the hydronymic suffix *-anô.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Wul‧ven

Proper noun

Wulven n

1. A neighbourhood of Houten, Utrecht, Netherlands.

Derived terms

• Oud-Wulven

References

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