Wormerveer

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as onsen Dorpe van Zaan in 1503. Compound of the toponym Wormer and veer (“ferry”). The settlement was initially called Zaan after the nearby river.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Wor‧mer‧veer

Proper noun

Wormerveer n

1. A village and former municipality of Zaanstad, North Holland, Netherlands

Derived terms

• Wormerveerder
• Wormerveers

References

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