Wormerveer

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as onsen Dorpe van Zaan in 1503. Compound of the toponym Wormer and veer (“ferry”). The settlement was initially called Zaan after the nearby river.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Wor‧mer‧veer

Proper noun

Wormerveer n

  1. a village and former municipality of Zaanstad, North Holland, Netherlands

Derived terms

  • Wormerveerder
  • Wormerveers

References

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