Spaarnwoude

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as spirnerewalt in the first half of the 11th century. Compound of the hydronym Spaarne (of unknown etymology) and Middle Dutch wout (“marsh forest, swamp forest”).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Spaarn‧wou‧de

Proper noun

Spaarnwoude n

  1. A village and former municipality of Haarlemmermeer, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

Derived terms

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