Rokkeveen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as ruckenuene in 1295. Potentially a compound of a first element derived from Middle Dutch ruuch (“rough, wild”) and vene (“peat bog, marsh”). Compare Roeven, Rouveen, Rucphen, Ruiven and Rukven.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Rok‧ke‧veen

Proper noun

Rokkeveen n

  1. A neighbourhood of Zoetermeer, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

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