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Hi!
The first element refers to the river "Rotte" which is a minor tributary of the river Nieuwe Maas.
But I don't know the meaning of the river's name.
Regards,
Satu
The first element refers to the river "Rotte" which is a minor tributary of the river Nieuwe Maas.
But I don't know the meaning of the river's name.
Regards,
Satu
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'Nieuwe' means 'new', what a maas is I don't know, I only know we have the maas and an extension of the river maas which is called the nieuwe maas (we have the same with the river Rijn (Rhine))
~Lully Lulla~
~Lully Lulla~
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The name of the river Maas is unexplained. The Romans called it Mosa, but its name is probably pre-Celtic.
(This is from: Dieter Berger, Geographische Namen in Deutschland, Mannheim 1999)
(This is from: Dieter Berger, Geographische Namen in Deutschland, Mannheim 1999)
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