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Etymology edit

First 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 edit

Proper noun edit

Zweins n

  1. A village in Waadhoeke, Friesland, Netherlands.

References edit

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN