Abbeweer

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as opp abba wera medum in 1471. Compound of Old Frisian Abbe (“a personal name”) and weer (“artificial mound used for habitation”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌɑ.bəˈʋeːr/
  • Hyphenation: Ab‧be‧weer
  • Rhymes: -eːr

Proper noun

Abbeweer n

  1. A hamlet in Het Hogeland, Groningen, Netherlands.

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