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Lunen.

a hamlet in Wijchen, Gelderland, Netherlands

5 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈly.nə(n)/
  1. a hamlet in Wijchen, Gelderland, Netherlands

    neuter
Where this word comes from

First attested as to lunen in 1287. Etymology uncertain. Potentially of non-Germanic origin. Tentatively linked to Proto-Indo-European *leu- (“mud”) or *lu-. This would suggest that the toponym is derived from an ancient hydronym. Compare Loenen and Loenen aan de Vecht.

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