Woubrugge

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as woubregge in 1493. Compound of the hydronym Woudwetering and the dative singular form of Middle Dutch brug (“bridge”).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Wou‧brug‧ge

Proper noun

Woubrugge n

  1. A village and former municipality of Kaag en Braassem, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

Derived terms
  • Woubruggenaar
  • Woubrugger

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