Alphen.
a village in Alphen-Chaam, North Brabant, Netherlands
Meaning & usage
a village in Alphen-Chaam, North Brabant, Netherlands
any of multiple towns and/or municipalities in the Netherlands: Alphen aan den Rijn, a city and municipality in Zuid-Holland
any of multiple towns and/or municipalities in the Netherlands: Alphen aan de Maas, a village in Gelderland
any of multiple towns and/or municipalities in the Netherlands: Alphen-Chaam, a municipality in Noord-Brabant
any of multiple towns and/or municipalities in the Netherlands: a former municipality of South Holland, Netherlands
Where this word comes from
* (Noord-Brabant) First attested as alfheim in 719. Compound of an unclear first element and heem (“home, settlement”). The first element has been variously interpreted as Middle Dutch alf (“gnome, evil spirit, elf”) and Old Dutch Alf (a personal name). * (Gelderland and Zuid-Holland) See respectively Alphen aan de Maas and Alphen aan den Rijn. * (Former municipality) Named after Alphen aan den Rijn.
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