Waverveen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as waverveen in 1339. Compound of the hydronym Waver (cognate with Old English wæfre (“move”), English waver) and Middle Dutch vene (“peat bog, marsh”).

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: Wa‧ver‧veen

Proper noun

Waverveen n

A village and former municipality of De Ronde Venen, Utrecht, Netherlands.

Derived terms

Wavervener
Waverveens
Vinkeveen en Waverveen

References

van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “waverveen”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎ (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

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