Zweins

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as sueninghe in the 13th century. Derived from Old Frisian Sween (“a personal name”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ingi-. The Dutch form of the toponym was borrowed from an earlier version of the Frisian name. Compare Zwijnsbergen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zʋɛi̯ns/
• Hyphenation: Zweins
• Rhymes: -ɛi̯ns

Proper noun

Zweins n

1. A village in Waadhoeke, Friesland, Netherlands.

References

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