Woolde

See also: woolde

Dutch

Etymology

Potentially attested as de walde in 1172, attested with certainty as wollethe in 1280. Derived from wold (“marsh forest, swamp forest”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʋoːl.də/
  • Hyphenation: Wool‧de
  • Rhymes: -oːldə

Proper noun

Woolde n

  1. A hamlet in Hengelo, Overijssel, Netherlands.

Derived terms

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