Zuiderwoude

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as zuderwout in 1340. Compound of Middle Dutch suder (“southern, south-”) and wout (“marsh forest, swamp forest”).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Zui‧der‧wou‧de

Proper noun

Zuiderwoude n

  1. a village in Waterland, North Holland, Netherlands

References

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