Griendtsveen

== Dutch == === Etymology === First attested as de maatschappij Griendtsveen in 1887. Compound of van de Griendt (a surname) and veen (“peat bog, marsh”). Named after Joannes van de Griendt (1804-1884), an investor who developed the lands around Griendtsveen and Helenaveen. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɣrintsˈveːn/ Hyphenation: Griendts‧veen Rhymes: -eːn === Proper noun === Griendtsveen n a village in Horst aan de Maas, Limburg, Netherlands ==== Derived terms ==== Griendtsvener Griendtsveens === References === van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN