Nijetrijne
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Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]First attested as nienwestrinde in 1320. Compound of nieuw (“new”) and Old Frisian trind (“round”). The toponym may derive from the circular shape of the initial village. The element nieuw was added to distinguish the settlement from Oldetrijne.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Nijetrijne n
- A village in Weststellingwerf, Friesland, Netherlands
References
[edit]- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN