Nabben

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Sieben Naben in 1838-1857. Derived from German sieben (“seven”) and Nabe (“hub”). Apparently derived from a house name referring to the concept of the seven spokes of the wheel of time in esoteric literature.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɑ.bə(n)/
• Hyphenation: Nab‧ben
• Rhymes: -ɑbən

Proper noun

Nabben n

1. A neighbourhood of Venlo, Limburg, Netherlands.

References

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