Gouderak

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as golderake in 1273. Compound of the hydronym Gouwe and rak (“straight stretch of a watercourse between two bends”).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Gou‧de‧rak

Proper noun

Gouderak n

  1. a village and former municipality of Krimpenerwaard, South Holland, Netherlands

Derived terms

  • Gouderakker
  • Gouderaks

References

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