Hauwert

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as oudeboxwoude around 1312. Potentially derived from a compound of Middle Dutch hauwe (“peel, shell”) and aert (“farmland, ploughed land”). Formerly called Oudeboxwoude.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Hau‧wert

Proper noun

Hauwert n

  1. a village in Medemblik, North Holland, Netherlands

Derived terms

  • Hauwerter
  • Hauwerts

References

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