Warfhuizen

Dutch

Etymology

Potentially attested as vrua in 786-787, attested with certainty as werffhusum in the 13th century. Compound of Old Frisian werve (“artificial hill used for habitation”) and the plural form of huis (“house”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɑrfˌɦœy̯.zə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: Warf‧hui‧zen

Proper noun

Warfhuizen n

  1. A village in Het Hogeland, Groningen, Netherlands.

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