Weiver
Dutch
Alternative forms
- Waiver (dialect form)
Etymology
Attested as 't Weyveren in 1617. Likely derived from a hydronym cognate to German wabern (“undulate, waft”) and English waver. Compare Waver, Waver, Waverley, Waverton and Wavertree.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Wei‧ver
Proper noun
Weiver n
- A hamlet in Zaanstad, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “weiver”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN