Lamswaarde

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as lamswerd around 1260. Compound of a shortened form of Middle Dutch Lambert (“a personal name”) and waard (“land next to water, riverine island”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈlɑmsˌʋaːr.də/
  • Hyphenation: Lams‧waar‧de

Proper noun

Lamswaarde n

  1. A village in Hulst, Zeeland, Netherlands.
    Synonym: Het Heilig Land (nickname)

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