Snelrewaard

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as snoyelrewaert around 1307. Compound of the toponym Snel (for which see Snel en Polanen) and Middle Dutch werde (“polder complex surrounded by water”).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Snel‧re‧waard

Proper noun

Snelrewaard n

  1. A hamlet and former municipality of Oudewater, Utrecht, Netherlands.

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