Vrouwenverdriet

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Vrouwenverdriet in 1886. Derived from vrouwenverdriet (“alcoholic drink, stiff drink, snifter”). Originally the name of an inn.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Vrou‧wen‧ver‧driet

Proper noun

Vrouwenverdriet n

  1. A hamlet in Zaanstad, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

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