Pieperij

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Piepenree around 1650. Etymology uncertain. The first element may be Pieper (“a surname”). However, the oldest attestation of the toponym suggests that it is derived from Middle Dutch ree (“boundary”) or dialectal rie (“ditch”).

See also Dutch Low Saxon Pieperi'je.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌpi.pəˈrɛi̯/
  • Hyphenation: Pie‧pe‧rij
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯

Proper noun

Pieperij n

  1. A hamlet in De Wolden, Drenthe, Netherlands.

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