Eemswoude

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as imisuualde in 855. Derived from a compound of Old Frisian Imi (a personal name) and wald (“marsh forest, swamp forest”). The Dutch form of the toponym was borrowed from an earlier version of the Frisian name.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eːmsˈʋɑu̯.də/
  • Hyphenation: Eems‧wou‧de
  • Rhymes: -ɑu̯də

Proper noun

Eemswoude n

  1. a hamlet in Súdwest-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands

References

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