Papenveer

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Papeveer in 1839. Compound of the plural form of paap (“Catholic”) and veer (“ferry”). Allegedly named after a ferry used to transport Catholics to the church in Langeraar.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Pa‧pen‧veer

Proper noun

Papenveer n

  1. a village in Nieuwkoop, South Holland, Netherlands

Derived terms

  • Papenveerder
  • Papenveers

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “papenveer”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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