Valkeveen

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Valkeveen around 1734. Compound of Valke (“a personal name”) or valk (“falcon, Falco sp.”) and veen (“peat bog, marsh”).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Val‧ke‧veen

Proper noun

Valkeveen n

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

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