Roeleveen

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as De Veen Camp in 1615. Potentially a compound of a familiar form of Rudolf (“a personal name”) and veen (“peat bog, marsh”).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Roe‧le‧veen

Proper noun

Roeleveen n

  1. A hamlet in Zoetermeer, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

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