Gelderswoude

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as gheldrixwoude in 1317. Compound of Middle Dutch Gelderik (“a personal name”) and wout (“marsh forest, swamp forest”).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Gel‧ders‧wou‧de

Proper noun

Gelderswoude n

  1. A village in Zoeterwoude, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

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