Hoogwoud

Dutch

Alternative forms

  • Hougwoud (West Frisian)

Etymology

First attested as alta silua in 1289. Compound of the otherwise unknown toponym *Hooghout and Middle Dutch wout (“marsh forest, swamp forest”).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Hoog‧woud

Proper noun

Hoogwoud n

  1. a village and former municipality of Opmeer, North Holland, Netherlands

Derived terms

  • Hoogwouder
  • Hoogwouds

References

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