Grevors

Limburgish

Etymology

Compound of Grebbe +‎ Vaors, the first part comes from Grubben, the name of a former castle.[1] Compare Dutch Grubbenvorst.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɣʁeːˌvɔʁs/

Proper noun

Grevors n (Veldeke spelling)

  1. A village and former municipality of Horst aan de Maas, Limburg, Netherlands.
    Holonym: Haors aan de Maas

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