Nieuwveen

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Dutch

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Etymology

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  • (village) First attested as nuenvene in 1316. Compound of Middle Dutch niuw (new, freshly cultivated) and veen (peat bog, marsh).
  • (former municipality) Compound of nieuw (new) and veen (peat bog, marsh). Named after a former fiefdom.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Nieuw‧veen

Proper noun

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Nieuwveen n

  1. A village and former municipality of Nieuwkoop, South Holland, Netherlands
  2. A former municipality of South Holland, Netherlands

Derived terms

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References

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