Bleiswijk

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as blesewic in 1242. Compound of Middle Dutch Blese (“a personal name”) and wyc (“farmstead, village, settlement”).

Pronunciation
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  • Hyphenation: Bleis‧wijk

Proper noun

Bleiswijk n

  1. A village and former municipality of Lansingerland, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

Derived terms
  • Bleiswijker
  • Bleiswijks

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