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Griendtsveen
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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as de maatschappij Griendtsveen in 1887. Compound of nl van de Griendt a surname and nl veen peat bog, marsh. Named after Joannes van de Griendt (1804-1884), an investor who developed the lands around Griendtsveen and nl Helenaveen.
Pronunciation
nl /ɣrintsˈveːn/
nl Griendts veen
nl eːn 2
Proper noun
n
nl village mun/Horst aan de Maas p/Limburg c/Netherlands
Derived terms
nl Griendtsvener
nl Griendtsveens
References
nl eponyms