Meteren
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Dutch[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- Métere (dialect form)
Etymology[edit]
Potentially attested as methre in 1133, attested with certainty as meteren in 1265. Etymology uncertain. Of non-Germanic origins. One proposed etymology connects the toponym to Proto-Celtic *mater (“mother, river deity”).
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Proper noun[edit]
Meteren n
- A village in West Betuwe, Gelderland, Netherlands.
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References[edit]
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN