Woudsend

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as woldesende in 1337. Calque of West Frisian Wâldsein, a compound of Old Frisian wald (“marsh forest, swamp forest”) and ende (“end”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʋɑu̯tsˈɛnt/
  • Hyphenation: Wouds‧end
  • Rhymes: -ɛnt

Proper noun

Woudsend n

  1. a village and former municipality of Súdwest-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands

References

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