Noord-Scharwoude

Dutch

Alternative forms

  • Norskerwou (West Frisian), Noorskerwou (West Frisian)

Etymology

First attested as bernardeskercha in 1094. Compound of noord (“north-”), the toponym Schoorl and Old Dutch walt (“marsh forest, swamp forest”). The settlement was initially called Bernardeskercha, a compound of Bernard (a personal name) and kirika (“church”). The element noord was added to distinguish the settlement from Zuid-Scharwoude.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Noord-‧Schar‧wou‧de

Proper noun

Noord-Scharwoude n

  1. a village and former municipality of Dijk en Waard, North Holland, Netherlands

References

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