De Weeren
Dutch
Etymology
Potentially attested as werem in 1379, attested with certainty as weerem in 1431. Borrowed from West Frisian De Wearen, derived in turn from the dative plural form of Old Frisian weer (“artificial mound used for habitation”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /də ˈʋeː.rə(n)/
- Hyphenation: De Wee‧ren
- Rhymes: -eːrən
Proper noun
De Weeren n
- A hamlet in Súdwest-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN