Griendtsveen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as de maatschappij Griendtsveen in 1887. Compound of van de Griendt (a surname) and veen (“peat bog, marsh”). Named after Joannes van de Griendt (1804-1884), an investor who developed the lands around Griendtsveen and Helenaveen.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɣrintsˈveːn/
Hyphenation: Griendts‧veen
Rhymes: -eːn

Proper noun

Griendtsveen n

A village in Horst aan de Maas, Limburg, Netherlands

Derived terms

References

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