Schafferden

Dutch

Etymology

Potentially attested as schaffere in 1407, attested with certainty as Schafferden around 1533. Etymology unknown. Potentially a compound of schaap (“sheep”) and voorde (“ford, crossing”). Compare Schaveren.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsxɑ.fər.də(n)/
• Hyphenation: Schaf‧fer‧den
• Rhymes: -ɑfərdən

Proper noun

Schafferden n

1. A hamlet in Land van Cuijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN