Alphen aan den Rijn
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch Alphen aan den Rijn.
Proper noun
Alphen aan den Rijn
- A city and municipality of Limburg, Netherlands.
Dutch
Alternative forms
- Alphen aan de Rijn (common but typically proscribed)
Etymology
First attested as Albanianis around 300. Potentially derived from the hypothetical hydronym *Albhano-, derived in turn from Proto-Indo-European *alb- (“white, pale”). Compare the hydronym Elbe.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
- Alphen aan den Rijn (a city and municipality of South Holland, Netherlands) without city rights
- Meronyms: Aarlanderveen, Bent, Benthorn, Benthuizen, Boskoop, De Roemer, Draaibrug, Gnephoek, Gouwsluis, Groenendijk, Hazerswoude-Dorp, Hazerswoude-Rijndijk, Heimansbuurt, Hogeveen, Hoorn, Koudekerk aan den Rijn, Laag Boskoop, Loete, Ridderbuurt, Rietveld, 's-Molenaarsbuurt, Spoelwijk, Voorweg, Westeinde, Zwammerdam
Derived terms
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “alphen”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN