Venray
Dutch
Alternative forms
- Venroj (dialect form), Roj (dialect form)
Etymology
First attested as de rode in 1220. Compound of ven (“pool in a forest or heath”) and rode (“land cleared of trees”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvɛn.raːi̯/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Ven‧ray
Proper noun
Venray n
- A town and municipality of Limburg, Netherlands
- Meronyms: Beek, Blitterswijck, Boddenbroek, Boshuizen, Castenray, Daland, Endepoel, Geijsteren, Haag, Heide, Helling, Hoogriebroek, Kleindorp, Klein Oirlo, Laagriebroek, Leunen, Loobeek, Merselo, Molenhoek, Oirlo, Oostrum, Overbroek, Scheide, Schoor, Smakt, Veulen, Vredepeel, Wanssum, Weverslo, Ysselsteyn, Zandhoek
Derived terms
- Venrayenaar
- Venrays
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “venray”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN