Wanneperveen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as wanepe in 1210. Compound of the toponym Wannepe (derived from a compound of Old Dutch wan (“bad, insufficent”) and *apa (“river, natural watercourse”)) and veen (“peat bog”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌʋɑ.nə.pərˈveːn/
• Hyphenation: Wan‧ne‧per‧veen
• Rhymes: -eːn

Proper noun

Wanneperveen n

1. A village and former municipality of Steenwijkerland, Overijssel, Netherlands

Derived terms

• Wannepervener
• Wanneperveens

References

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