Roordahuizum
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
First attested as rorthahusum in 1389. Compound of either Old Frisian Roorda (“a surname”) or the toponym Raerd and the plural form of hūs (“house”). The Dutch form of the toponym was borrowed from a significantly older version of the Frisian name.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Roordahuizum n
- A village and former municipality of Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands.
References edit
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN