Calveen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as calenveen in 1402. Compound of Middle Dutch cale (“barren, bare”) and vene (“peat bog, marsh”).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Cal‧veen

Proper noun

Calveen n

  1. a neighbourhood of Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “calveen”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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