Poppingawier

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as popengwere in 1401. Derived from a compound of Old Frisian Poppinga (a surname) and weer (“artificial mound used for habitation”). The Dutch form of the toponym was borrowed from an earlier version of the Frisian name.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɔ.pɪŋ.ɣaːˌʋiːr/
  • Hyphenation: Pop‧pin‧ga‧wier
  • Rhymes: -iːr

Proper noun

Poppingawier n

  1. a village in Súdwest-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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