Pavijen
Dutch
Etymology
Potentially attested as paveia in 1129, attested with certainty as paveia in 1135. Derived from Middle Dutch Paveien (“Pavia”). Named after the city in Italy. Compare Demmerik, Hoograven, Laagraven, Kamerik, Kockengen, Kortrijk, Parijsch, Portengen, Snel en Polanen and Spengen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /paːˈvɛi̯.ə(n)/
- Hyphenation: Pa‧vij‧en
- Rhymes: -ɛi̯ən
Proper noun
Pavijen n
- A neighborhood of Culemborg, Gelderland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “pavijen”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN