Warmenhuizen

Dutch

Alternative forms
  • Warmehuize (West Frisian), Wermehúze (West Frisian)

Etymology

First attested as wermerhusen in 1280-1287. Potentially a compound of a hydronym or a personal name and the plural form of Middle Dutch huus (“house”). Compare Warmond and Wormer.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: War‧men‧hui‧zen

Proper noun

Warmenhuizen n

  1. A village and former municipality of Schagen, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
    Synonym: Warmetuut (nickname)

Derived terms
  • Warmenhuizer
  • Warmenhuizens

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