Wieringerwerf

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Wieringerwerf in 1936. Compound of the toponym Wieringen and werf (“artificial mound used for habitation”).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Wie‧rin‧ger‧werf

Proper noun

Wieringerwerf n

  1. A village in Hollands Kroon, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

Derived terms
  • Wieringerwerver
  • Wieringerwerfs

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