Vaassen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as fasna around 800-850. Etymology unknown. Proposed derivations from Old Dutch *fahs (“hair, coarse grass”) or heem (“home, settlement”) do not match well with the oldest attestations of the toponym. Compare Vasse and Veessen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvaː.sə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: Vaas‧sen
• Rhymes: -aːsən

Proper noun

Vaassen n

1. A village and former municipality of Epe, Gelderland, Netherlands.

   Synonym: Rossumdaerp (Carnival nickname)

Derived terms

• Vaassenaar
• Vaassens

References

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