"Vaassen" meaning in Dutch

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈvaː.sə(n)/ Audio: Nl-Vaassen.ogg
Rhymes: -aːsən Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{unk|nl|title=unknown}} unknown, {{cog|odt|*fahs|t=hair, coarse grass}} Old Dutch *fahs (“hair, coarse grass”) Head templates: {{nl-proper noun|n}} Vaassen n
  1. a village and former municipality of Epe, Gelderland, Netherlands Tags: neuter Categories (place): Places in Gelderland, Netherlands, Places in the Netherlands, Villages in Gelderland, Netherlands, Villages in the Netherlands Synonyms: Rossumdaerp Derived forms: Vaassenaar, Vaassens
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      "heem",
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      "Veessen",
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