Geleen

See also: geleen and geléen

Dutch

Etymology

Potentially attested as glene around 1148, attested with certainty as glene in 1201. Derived from the hydronym *Glani ("the shining one"). It is unclear whether the hydronym is of Celtic, Germanic, or Old European origin. Compare Glane.

See also Limburgish Gelaen.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɣəˈleːn/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: Ge‧leen
  • Rhymes: -eːn

Proper noun

Geleen n

  1. A town and former municipality of Sittard-Geleen, Limburg, Netherlands.

Derived terms

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