Bleiswijk

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as blesewic in 1242. Compound of Middle Dutch Blese (a personal name) and wyc (“farmstead, village, settlement”).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Bleis‧wijk

Proper noun

Bleiswijk n

  1. a village and former municipality of Lansingerland, South Holland, Netherlands

Derived terms

  • Bleiswijker
  • Bleiswijks

References

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