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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as Alverna in 1887. Named after a monastery of the Order of Friars Minor, which was named in turn after Alverna, a mountain in Tuscany associated with the cult of Francis of Assisi.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɑlˈvɛr.naː/
- Hyphenation: Al‧ver‧na
Proper noun
Alverna n
- A village in Wijchen, Gelderland, Netherlands
- Synonym: 't Vênnegat (Carnival nickname)
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN