Leunen

Dutch

Alternative forms

Luuëne (dialect form)

Etymology

First attested as loenen in 1343. Related to Loenen. No relationship with dialectal lone (“dale, hollow”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈløː.nə(n)/
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Hyphenation: Leu‧nen
Rhymes: -øːnən
Homophone: leunen

Proper noun

Leunen n

A village in Venray, Limburg, Netherlands.

Derived terms

Leunenaar
Leunens

References

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

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