Zouteveen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as soutenvene and zoutenvene in 1280-1287. Compound of Middle Dutch sout (“salt”) and veen (“peat bog, marsh”). The toponym probably refers to a marsh occasionally flooded by the sea.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Zou‧te‧veen

Proper noun

Zouteveen n

  1. A hamlet and former municipality of Midden-Delfland, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

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