Berkenwoude

Dutch

Alternative forms
  • Berkou (dialect form)

Etymology

First attested as bercwoude in 1331. Compound of Middle Dutch berke (“birch, Betula sp.”) and wout (“marsh forest, swamp forest”).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Ber‧ken‧wou‧de

Proper noun

Berkenwoude n

  1. A village and former municipality of Krimpenerwaard, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

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