Bilwijk

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as bilwijc in 1307. Compound of Middle Dutch bil (“rounded elevated place”) and wyc (“farmstead, village, settlement”) or wyc (“inlet, side channel”).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Bil‧wijk

Proper noun

Bilwijk n

  1. A hamlet in Krimpenerwaard, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

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