Hazerswoude-Dorp

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as hadewartswoude and hadewertswoude in 1280-1287. Compound of Middle Dutch Hadewart (“a personal name”) and wout (“marsh forest, swamp forest”). The element dorp (“village”) was added at a later date to distinguish the settlement from Hazerswoude-Rijndijk.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: Ha‧zers‧wou‧de-‧Dorp

Proper noun

Hazerswoude-Dorp n

A village in Alphen aan den Rijn, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

References

van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “hazerswoude-dorp”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN