Delfshaven

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as die nuwe haven van delf towards the end of the 14th century. Compound of the toponym Delft and Middle Dutch haven (“harbour”). The initial settlement was developed as a port for the city of Delft.

Pronunciation

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• Hyphenation: Delfs‧ha‧ven

Proper noun

Delfshaven n

1. A neighbourhood, former city, and former municipality of Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands

Derived terms

• Delfshavenaar
• Delfshavens

References

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