Gerven
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as gherwerdingen in 1379-1380. Derived from Old Dutch Gerwerd (“a personal name”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing-. The toponym has no etymological links to Old English gearwe (“yarrow”) or any of that word's descendants.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɣɛr.və(n)/
- Hyphenation: Ger‧ven
- Rhymes: -ɛrvən
Proper noun
Gerven n
- A hamlet in Putten, Gelderland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN