Calfven

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Dutch

Etymology

First attested as calfvenne in 1353. Compound of kalf (“calf, young cow”) and ven, used here in the dialectal sense of "pasture".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑlf.vɛn/
  • Hyphenation: Calf‧ven

Proper noun

Calfven n

  1. A hamlet in Woensdrecht, North Brabant, Netherlands

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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