Axwijk

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as havicswijk in 1342. Compound of Middle Dutch Havic (“a personal name”) and wyc (“farmstead, village, settlement”).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Axwijk

Proper noun

Axwijk n

  1. A hamlet in Edam-Volendam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

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