Zutphen

English

Proper noun

Zutphen

  1. A city in Gelderland, Netherlands.
  2. A municipality of Gelderland, Netherlands.

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as sutphem in 1101. Etymology uncertain. Potentially derived from a compound of Old Dutch sūth (“south-, southern”) and either fene (“peat bog, fen”) or fenne (“pasture, swampland”).

See also Dutch Low Saxon Zutfent.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈzʏt.fə(n)/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: Zut‧phen

Proper noun

Zutphen n

  1. Zutphen (a city and municipality of Gelderland, Netherlands).
    Meronyms: Bronsbergen, De Hoven, Leesten, Warken, Warnsveld

Derived terms
  • Zutphenaar
  • Zutphens
  • van Zutphen, van Zutven

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