Abbengawier
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Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]First attested as abbingweer in 1448. Derived from a compound of Old Frisian Abbinga (a surname) and wier (“artificial mound used for habitation”). The Dutch form of the toponym was borrowed from a significantly older version of the Frisian name.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Abbengawier n
- A hamlet in Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands
References
[edit]- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN