De Weere

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Dutch[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

  • (Hollands Kroon) De Weare (West Frisian)

Etymology[edit]

  • (Opmeer) Attested as De Weeren in 1680. Derived from dialectal were (“piece of land between two drainage ditches”). Named after a polder.
  • (Hollands Kroon) Attested as De Weeren in 1680. Derived from dialectal were (“piece of land between two drainage ditches”). Named after a polder.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: De Wee‧re

Proper noun[edit]

De Weere n

  1. A village in Opmeer, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
  2. A hamlet in Hollands Kroon, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

References[edit]

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