Weiver

Dutch

Alternative forms

• Waiver (dialect form)

Etymology

Attested as 't Weyveren in 1617. Likely derived from a hydronym cognate to German wabern (“undulate, waft”) and English waver. Compare Waver, Waver, Waverley, Waverton and Wavertree.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Wei‧ver

Proper noun

Weiver n

1. A hamlet in Zaanstad, North Holland, Netherlands

References

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