Boswijk

Dutch

Etymology

  • (Utrecht) First attested as Mijn Genoegen in 1820. Compound of bos (“forest”) and wijk (“place, settlement”). Named after a former estate.
  • (Flevoland) Compound of bos (“forest”) and wijk (“neighbourhood, quarter”). The neighbourhood's sub-neighbourhoods are all named after various types of forest.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɔsˌʋɛi̯k/
  • Hyphenation: Bos‧wijk

Proper noun

Boswijk n

  1. a hamlet in Utrechtse Heuvelrug, Utrecht, Netherlands
  2. a neighbourhood of Lelystad, Flevoland, Netherlands

References

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