Burgerveen
Dutch
Etymology
Attested as Burgerveen in 1867. Named after a drowned village, the name of which derives from a compound of Middle Dutch borchgrave (“viscount”) and veen (“peat bog, marsh”). The element burger refers to the viscount of Leiden.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Bur‧ger‧veen
Proper noun
Burgerveen n
- A village in Haarlemmermeer, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
Derived terms
- Burgerveners
- Burgerveens
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “burgerveen”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN