Westerlittens

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as letenzera zyl in 1469. From wester- (“western, west-”) and Old Frisian Lêta (a personal name) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ingi-. The Frisian name is an independent development of the toponym. The element wester- was added to distinguish the settlement from Oosterlittens.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌʋɛs.tərˈlɪ.təns/
  • Hyphenation: Wes‧ter‧lit‧tens
  • Rhymes: -ɪtəns

Proper noun

Westerlittens n

  1. a hamlet in Súdwest-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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