Wollinghuizen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as waldingehusen in 1482. Compound of Old Frisian Waldinga (a surname) and the plural form of huis (“house”). Compare Ellersinghuizen and Jipsinghuizen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɔ.lɪŋˌɦœy̯.zə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: Wol‧ling‧hui‧zen

Proper noun

Wollinghuizen n

  1. a hamlet in Westerwolde, Groningen, Netherlands

Derived terms

References

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