Wormerveer
Dutch
Etymology
Attested as onsen Dorpe van Zaan in 1503. Compound of the toponym Wormer and veer (“ferry”). The settlement was initially called Zaan after the nearby river.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Wor‧mer‧veer
Proper noun
Wormerveer n
- A village and former municipality of Zaanstad, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
Derived terms
- Wormerveerder
- Wormerveers
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “wormerveer”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN