Wilsveen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as willemsvene in 1280-1287. Compound of Middle Dutch Willem (“a personal name”) and vene (“peat bog, marsh”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Wils‧veen

Proper noun

Wilsveen n

1. A hamlet in Leidschendam-Voorburg, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

References

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