Weiver

Dutch

Alternative forms
  • Waiver (dialect form)

Etymology

Attested as 't Weyveren in 1617. Likely derived from a hydronym cognate to German wabern (“undulate, waft”) and English waver. Compare Waver, Waver, Waverley, Waverton and Wavertree.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Wei‧ver

Proper noun

Weiver n

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

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