Wildeshausen

German

Etymology

From Old Saxon Wīgaldinghūs, from the given name Wīgald, from Proto-West Germanic *wīg (“battle”) + *wald (“ruler, leader”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /vɪldəsˈhaʊ̯zn̩/
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  • Hyphenation: Wil‧des‧hau‧sen

Proper noun

Wildeshausen n (proper noun, genitive Wildeshausens or (optionally with an article) Wildeshausen)

  1. A town, the administrative seat of Oldenburg district, Lower Saxony
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