Waverveen
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as waverveen in 1339. Compound of the hydronym Waver (cognate with Old English wæfre (“move”), English waver) and Middle Dutch vene (“peat bog, marsh”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Wa‧ver‧veen
Proper noun
Waverveen n
- A village and former municipality of De Ronde Venen, Utrecht, Netherlands.
Derived terms
- Wavervener
- Waverveens
- Vinkeveen en Waverveen
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “waverveen”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN