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The problem is the prefix, which could be interpreted as leeu-or ' leeuw -' ( Dutch for lion ).
Some scholars believe the latter to be true, for a lion is also found in the city's coat of arms.
For this to be so, however, an extra " w " would be required.
Other scholars argue the name came from the prefix leeu -, a corruption of luw-( Dutch for sheltered ) or lee-( a Dutch denotion of a water circulation ).
The last one suits the watery province of Fryslân.
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