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Vaassen.

a village and former municipality of Epe, Gelderland, Netherlands

7 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈvaː.sə(n)/
  1. a village and former municipality of Epe, Gelderland, Netherlands

    neuter
Where this word comes from

First attested as fasna around 800-850. Etymology unknown. Proposed derivations from Old Dutch *fahs (“hair, coarse grass”) or heem (“home, settlement”) do not match well with the oldest attestations of the toponym. Compare Vasse and Veessen.

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