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, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

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