Leuven

From Dutch Leuven.

Leuven

2. The largest city and provincial capital of Flemish Brabant, Flanders, Belgium

• venule

• (Flemish Brabant) From Middle Dutch Loven (Latinised: Lovanium).
• (West Betuwe) First attested as loffna in 788-789. Etymology unknown. Compare Loven.

• IPA^(key): /ˈløː.və(n)/
• Hyphenation: Leu‧ven
• Rhymes: -øːvən

Leuven n

1. Leuven (the largest city and provincial capital of Flemish Brabant, Flanders, Belgium)

   Meronyms: Heverlee, Kessel-Lo, Wilsele, Wijgmaal

2. a hamlet in West Betuwe, Gelderland, Netherlands

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

• veulen