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

  1. 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
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