Westeinde
Dutch
Etymology
- (Drenthe) Attested as West Einde in 1811-1813. Compound of west (“west-, western”) and einde (“end, edge”).
- (Gelderland) Attested as Westeinde in 1654. Compound of west (“west-, western”) and einde (“end, edge”).
- (Enkhuizen) Attested as Westeneijnde in 1573. Compound of west (“west-, western”) and einde (“end, edge”).
- (Hollands Kroon) Compound of west (“west-, western”) and einde (“end, edge”).
- (Steenwijkerland) Compound of west (“west-, western”) and einde (“end, edge”).
- (Alphen aan den Rijn) First attested as Westeinde in 1936. Compound of west (“west-, western”) and einde (“end, edge”).
- (Bodegraven-Reeuwijk) Compound of west (“west-, western”) and einde (“end, edge”). The toponym contrasts with Oosteinde.
- (Zoeterwoude) Attested as Westeind in 1936. Compound of west (“west-, western”) and einde (“end, edge”).
- (Friesland) Compound of west (“west-, western”) and einde (“end, edge”).
- (Twenterand) Compound of west (“west-, western”) and einde (“end, edge”). The toponym contrasts with Oosteinde.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʋɛstˈɛi̯n.də/
- Hyphenation: West‧ein‧de
- Rhymes: -ɛi̯ndə
Proper noun
Westeinde n
- a hamlet in Westerveld, Drenthe, Netherlands
- a hamlet in Nunspeet, Gelderland, Netherlands
- a hamlet in Enkhuizen, North Holland, Netherlands
- a hamlet in Hollands Kroon, North Holland, Netherlands
- a hamlet in Steenwijkerland, Overijssel, Netherlands
- a hamlet in Alphen aan den Rijn, South Holland, Netherlands
- a hamlet in Bodegraven-Reeuwijk, South Holland, Netherlands
- a hamlet in Zoeterwoude, South Holland, Netherlands
- a neighbourhood of Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands
- a neighbourhood of Twenterand, Overijssel, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “westeinde”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN