Bovenveen

Dutch

Etymology

• (Gelderland) Attested as Bovenveen in 1899. Compound of boven (“upper, elevated”) and veen (“peat bog, moor”). See also Dutch Low Saxon Bovenvene.
• (Zuid-Holland) Compound of boven (“upper, elevated”) and veen (“peat bog, moor”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌboː.və(n)ˈveːn/
• Hyphenation: Bo‧ven‧veen
• Rhymes: -eːn

Proper noun

Bovenveen n

1. A hamlet in Oldebroek, Gelderland, Netherlands
2. A neighbourhood of Leidschendam-Voorburg, South Holland, Netherlands

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “bovenveen”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN