Wulven

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as wluinne in 1196. Likely derived from a hydronym, derived in turn from Proto-Germanic *wolf- (“bent, arched”) suffixed with the hydronymic suffix *-anô.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Wul‧ven

Proper noun

Wulven n

  1. A neighbourhood of Houten, Utrecht, Netherlands.

Derived terms

References
  • van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “wulven”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.