Haanwijk

Dutch

Etymology

  • (Noord-Brabant) First attested as in hanewijc in 1308. Compound of Middle Dutch hane (“black grouse, Lyrurus tetrix”) or Hane (a personal name) and wijc (“farmstead, village, settlement”).
  • (Utrecht) First attested as hanewijc in 1280-1287. Compound of Middle Dutch hane (“black grouse, Lyrurus tetrix”) or Hane (a personal name) and wijc (“farmstead, village, settlement”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɦaːn.ʋɛi̯k/
  • Hyphenation: Haan‧wijk

Proper noun

Haanwijk n

  1. a hamlet in Sint-Michielsgestel, North Brabant, Netherlands
  2. a hamlet in Woerden, Utrecht, Netherlands

References

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