Westerlittens

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as letenzera zyl in 1469. Compound of wester (“western, west-”) and Old Frisian Lêta (“a personal name”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ingi-. The Frisian name is an independent development of the toponym. The element wester was added to distinguish the settlement from Oosterlittens.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌʋɛs.tərˈlɪ.təns/
  • Hyphenation: Wes‧ter‧lit‧tens
  • Rhymes: -ɪtəns

Proper noun

Westerlittens n

  1. A hamlet in Súdwest-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands.

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