Meteren

Dutch

Alternative forms

  • Métere (dialect form)

Etymology

Potentially attested as methre in 1133, attested with certainty as meteren in 1265. Etymology uncertain. Of non-Germanic origins. One proposed etymology connects the toponym to Proto-Celtic *mater (“mother, river deity”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmeː.tə.rə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: Me‧te‧ren
  • Rhymes: -eːtərən

Proper noun

Meteren n

  1. a village in West Betuwe, Gelderland, Netherlands

Derived terms

  • Meterenaar
  • Meterens

References

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