Leeuwen

Dutch Etymology (Roermond) First attested as lewen in 1431. Derived from the dative plural form of nl odt lēo burial mound (cognate to got 𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍅 tomb, grave, osx hlêo mound, burial mound, goh hlêo mound, burial mound). Compare nl Beneden-Leeuwen, nl Boven-Leeuwen, nl Leeuwte, nl Heiligerlee, nl Westerlee, nl Denderleeuw, nl Gors-Opleeuw, nl Lauw, nl Sint-Pieters-Leeuw and nl Zoutleeuw. See also li Leeve. (Beesel) First attested as lewen in 1323. Derived from the dative plural form of nl odt lēo burial mound (cognate to got 𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍅 tomb, grave, osx hlêo mound, burial mound, goh hlêo mound, burial mound). Compare nl Beneden-Leeuwen, nl Boven-Leeuwen, nl Leeuwte, nl Heiligerlee, nl Westerlee, nl Denderleeuw, nl Gors-Opleeuw, nl Lauw, nl Sint-Pieters-Leeuw and nl Zoutleeuw. See also li Lieëwe. Pronunciation nl /ˈleːu̯.ə(n)/ nl Nl-Leeuwen.ogg nl Leeuw en nl eːu̯ən 2 nl leeuwen Proper noun n nl village mun/Roermond p/Limburg c/Netherlands nl neighbourhood city/Beesel p/Limburg c/Netherlands Derived terms nl Leeuwenaar References