Rokkeveen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as ruckenuene in 1295. Potentially a compound of a first element derived from Middle Dutch ruuch (“rough, wild”) and vene (“peat bog, marsh”). Compare Roeven, Rouveen, Rucphen, Ruiven and Rukven.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Rok‧ke‧veen

Proper noun

Rokkeveen n

1. A neighbourhood of Zoetermeer, South Holland, Netherlands

References

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