Zweins
Dutch
editEtymology
editFirst attested as sueninghe in the 13th century. Derived from Old Frisian Sween (“a personal name”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ingi-. The Dutch form of the toponym was borrowed from an earlier version of the Frisian name. Compare Zwijnsbergen.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editZweins n
- A village in Waadhoeke, Friesland, Netherlands.
References
edit- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN