De Leyens

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Die Leyens in 1544. Derived from the plural form of dialectal leie (“plot of land”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: De‧Ley‧ens

Proper noun

De Leyens n

1. A neighbourhood of Zoetermeer, South Holland, Netherlands

References

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