Axwijk

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as havicswijk in 1342. Compound of Middle Dutch Havic (a personal name) and wyc (“farmstead, village, settlement”).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Axwijk

Proper noun

Axwijk n

  1. a hamlet in Edam-Volendam, North Holland, Netherlands

References

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