Marwijksoord

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Marwijksoord in 1936. Compound of van Marwijk (“a surname”) and oord (“place”). Named after the van Marwijk Kooy family, a member of which donated the land which the settlement was built on.

See also Dutch Low Saxon Marwieksoord.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑr.ʋɛi̯ksˌoːrt/
  • Hyphenation: Mar‧wijks‧oord

Proper noun

Marwijksoord n

  1. A hamlet in Aa en Hunze, Drenthe, Netherlands.

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