Evertsoord

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Evertsoord in the 1930s. Compound of Everts (“a surname”) and oord (“land reclamation settlement”). Named after the then-mayor of Sevenum, Willem P. Everts (1895-1977).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈeː.vərtsˌoːrt/
  • Hyphenation: Everts‧oord
  • Rhymes: -eːvərtsoːrt

Proper noun

Evertsoord n

  1. A village in Horst aan de Maas, Limburg, Netherlands.

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