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See also: vasse
English
Proper noun
Vasse
- A surname from French.
- A placename given to a town and river in Western Australia, after French seaman Thomas Vasse.
Anagrams
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as in fahsi in the late 10th century. Etymology unknown. Potentially derived from Proto-Germanic *fahsa (“hair, type of coarse grass”). Compare Vaassen and Veessen.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Vasse n
- a village in Tubbergen, Overijssel, Netherlands
Derived terms
- Vassenaar
- Vasser
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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