Wolferen

Dutch

Etymology

Potentially attested as uulfrum in 875, attested with certainty as inter uulfaram and vulfaram towards the end of the 11th century. Potentially a compound of Old Dutch wulf (“wolf, Canis lupus”) and hara (“sandy ridge”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɔl.fə.rə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: Wol‧fe‧ren
  • Rhymes: -ɔlfərən

Proper noun

Wolferen n

  1. A hamlet in Overbetuwe, Gelderland, Netherlands.

Derived terms

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