Hazerswoude-Dorp

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as hadewartswoude and hadewertswoude in 1280-1287. Compound of Middle Dutch Hadewart (a personal name) and wout (“marsh forest, swamp forest”). The element dorp (“village”) was added at a later date to distinguish the settlement from Hazerswoude-Rijndijk.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Ha‧zers‧wou‧de-‧Dorp

Proper noun

Hazerswoude-Dorp n

  1. a village in Alphen aan den Rijn, South Holland, Netherlands

References

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