Valkeveen

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Valkeveen around 1734. Compound of Valke (a personal name) or valk (“falcon, Falco sp.”) and veen (“peat bog, marsh”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Val‧ke‧veen

Proper noun

Valkeveen n

1. A hamlet in Huizen, North Holland, Netherlands

References

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