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