Overveen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Overveen in 1575. Compound of over (“over, on the other side”) (when viewed from Haarlem) and veen (“peat bog, marsh”).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Over‧veen

Proper noun

Overveen n

  1. a village in Bloemendaal, North Holland, Netherlands
    Synonym: Tetterode (historical)

Derived terms

  • Overvener
  • Overveens

References

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