First attested as willemsvene in 1280-1287. Compound of Middle Dutch Willem (“a personal name”) and vene (“peat bog, marsh”).
Wilsveen n
- A hamlet in Leidschendam-Voorburg, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “wilsveen”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN