Griendtsveen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as de maatschappij Griendtsveen in 1887. Compound of van de Griendt (“a surname”) and veen (“peat bog, marsh”). Named after Joannes van de Griendt (1804-1884), an investor who developed the lands around Griendtsveen and Helenaveen.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɣrintsˈveːn/
  • Hyphenation: Griendts‧veen
  • Rhymes: -eːn

Proper noun

Griendtsveen n

  1. A village in Horst aan de Maas, Limburg, Netherlands.

Derived terms
  • Griendtsvener
  • Griendtsveens

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