Gelderswoude

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as gheldrixwoude in 1317. Compound of Middle Dutch Gelderik (a personal name) and wout (“marsh forest, swamp forest”).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Gel‧ders‧wou‧de

Proper noun

Gelderswoude n

  1. a village in Zoeterwoude, South Holland, Netherlands

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “gelderswoude”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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