De Weere
Dutch
Alternative forms
- (Hollands Kroon) De Weare (West Frisian)
Etymology
- (Opmeer) Attested as De Weeren in 1680. Derived from dialectal were (“piece of land between two drainage ditches”). Named after a polder.
- (Hollands Kroon) Attested as De Weeren in 1680. Derived from dialectal were (“piece of land between two drainage ditches”). Named after a polder.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: De Wee‧re
Proper noun
De Weere n
- A village in Opmeer, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
- A hamlet in Hollands Kroon, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “de weere”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN