Vianen
Dutch
Alternative forms
- (Noord-Brabant) De Viaône (dialect form)
Etymology
- (Utrecht) First attested as vyanen around 1270. Derived from French Vienne, the name of a city in southern France. Originally the name of a castle.
- (Noord-Brabant) First attested as de Heide Vianen in 1803-1820. Named after the town near Utrecht.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /viˈaː.nə(n)/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Via‧nen
- Rhymes: -aːnən
Proper noun
Vianen n
- A city and former municipality of Vijfheerenlanden, Utrecht, Netherlands.
- Synonym: Reigergat (Carnival nickname)
- A village in Land van Cuijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
Derived terms
- Vianees
- Vianens
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “vianen”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN