Frederiksoord

Dutch

Etymology

(Drenthe) Attested as Frederiks Oord in 1846. Compound of Frederik +‎ -s- +‎ oord, named after Frederick of the Netherlands. Compare Boschoord, Wilhelminaoord and Willemsoord.
(Zuid-Holland) Likely named after Frederiksoord in Drenthe as a reference to land that was hard to work.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfreː.də.rɪksˌoːrt/
Hyphenation: Fre‧de‧riks‧oord

Proper noun

Frederiksoord n

A village in Westerveld, Drenthe, Netherlands.
A neighbourhoods of Katwijk, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

References

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

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