De Leyen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested in 1539. Derived from the plural form of Middle Dutch leye (“hard, black peat”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: De Ley‧en

Proper noun

De Leyen n

1. A neighbourhood of De Bilt, Utrecht, Netherlands

References

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