Schafferden

Dutch

Etymology

Potentially attested as schaffere in 1407, attested with certainty as Schafferden around 1533. Etymology unknown. Potentially a compound of schaap (“sheep”) and voorde (“ford, crossing”). Compare Schaveren.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsxɑ.fər.də(n)/
  • Hyphenation: Schaf‧fer‧den
  • Rhymes: -ɑfərdən

Proper noun

Schafferden n

  1. A hamlet in Land van Cuijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References
  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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