Louvain

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French Louvain.

Proper noun

Louvain

1. Synonym of Leuven.

Anagrams

• Luviano

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin Luvanium, Latinized from a Viking/North Germanic or Frankish name *Loven, composed of *lo (“forest, clearing”) + *hvein (“swamp, marsh”), from Proto-Germanic *hwainō, *hwin- (“swamp; moor”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱʷeyn- (“to soil; mud; filth”), thus meaning "swamp near the forest."

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lu.vɛ̃/
• Hyphenation: Lou‧vain
• Rhymes: -ɛ̃

Proper noun

Louvain ?

1. Leuven (the largest city and provincial capital of Flemish Brabant, Flanders, Belgium)

Derived terms

• Louvain-la-Neuve
• louvaniste

See also

• Leuven (in Dutch)