Vasse

See also: vasse

English
A bridge over Vasse River, near Busselton, Western Australia

Proper noun

Vasse

  1. A surname from French.
  2. A placename given to a town and river in Western Australia, after French seaman Thomas Vasse.

Anagrams

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as in fahsi in the late 10th century. Etymology unknown. Potentially derived from Proto-Germanic *fahsa (“hair, type of coarse grass”). Compare Vaassen and Veessen.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈvɑ.sə/
  • Hyphenation: Vas‧se
  • Rhymes: -ɑsə

Proper noun

Vasse n

  1. A village in Tubbergen, Overijssel, Netherlands.

Derived terms

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