Wolvega

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as wluegho in 1320. Borrowed from West Frisian Wolvegea, derived in turn from a compound of Old Frisian Wolf (a personal name) and gâ (“village, village area”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɔl.və.ɣaː/
  • Hyphenation: Wol‧ve‧ga

Proper noun

Wolvega n

  1. a village and former municipality of Weststellingwerf, Friesland, Netherlands

References

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