Overveen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Overveen in 1575. Compound of over (“over, on the other side”) (when viewed from Haarlem) and veen (“peat bog, marsh”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Over‧veen

Proper noun

Overveen n

1. A village in Bloemendaal, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

   Synonym: Tetterode (historical)

Derived terms

• Overvener
• Overveens

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “overveen”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN