Meerwijk

Dutch

Etymology

  • (Noord-Brabant) (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
  • (Haarlem) Compound of meer (“lake”) and wijk (“-wich: neighbourhood, quarter”) in reference to the nearby Haarlemmermeer.
  • (Uithoorn) First attested as meerwijc in 1290. Compound of Middle Dutch meere (“pool, lake”) and wyc (“farmstead, village, settlement”). The toponym references the neighbourhood's location between the Zijdelmeer lake and the Amstel river.

Doublet of Meerwijck.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmeːr.ʋɛi̯k/
  • Hyphenation: Meer‧wijk
  • Homophone: Meerwijck

Proper noun

Meerwijk n

  1. a hamlet in 's-Hertogenbosch, North Brabant, Netherlands
  2. a neighbourhood of Haarlem, North Holland, Netherlands
  3. a neighbourhood of Uithoorn, North Holland, Netherlands

Derived terms

References

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