Haulerwijk

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Haulerwijk in 1844. Compound of the toponym Haule and wijk (“secondary canal in a turf extraction area”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌɦɑu̯.lərˈʋɛi̯k/
  • Hyphenation: Hau‧ler‧wijk
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯k

Proper noun

Haulerwijk n

  1. A village in Ooststellingwerf, Friesland, Netherlands.

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