Bakkeveen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as backenvene in 1232-1233. Calque of West Frisian Bakkefean, derived from a compound of Old Frisian Bakke (“a personal name”) and fene (“peat bog, marsh”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌbɑ.kəˈveːn/
• Hyphenation: Bak‧ke‧veen
• Rhymes: -eːn

Proper noun

Bakkeveen n

1. A village in Opsterland, Friesland, Netherlands.

References

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