Wervershoof

Dutch

Alternative forms
  • Wûrversouf (West Frisian), Wûrsouf (West Frisian), Souf (West Frisian)

Etymology

First attested as warfartshove around 1312. Compound of Middle Dutch Warfart (“a personal name”) and huue (“piece of land of a certain size”). The village may be named after Saint Werenfried.

Pronunciation
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  • Hyphenation: Wer‧vers‧hoof

Proper noun

Wervershoof n

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

Derived terms
  • Wervershover
  • Wervershoofs

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