Wollinghuizen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as waldingehusen in 1482. Compound of Old Frisian Waldinga (“a surname”) and the plural form of huis (“house”). Compare Ellersinghuizen and Jipsinghuizen.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɔ.lɪŋˌɦœy̯.zə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: Wol‧ling‧hui‧zen

Proper noun

Wollinghuizen n

  1. A hamlet in Westerwolde, Groningen, Netherlands.

Derived terms

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