Wervershoof

Dutch

Alternative forms

  • Wûrversouf (West Frisian), Wûrsouf (West Frisian), Souf (West Frisian)

Etymology

First attested as warfartshove around 1312. Compound of Middle Dutch Warfart (a personal name) and huue (“piece of land of a certain size”). The village may be named after Saint Werenfried.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Wer‧vers‧hoof

Proper noun

Wervershoof n

  1. a village and former municipality of Medemblik, North Holland, Netherlands

Derived terms

  • Wervershover
  • Wervershoofs

References

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