Baardwijk

Dutch edit

Alternative forms edit

Borrek (dialect form)

Etymology edit

First attested as barduvich in 1136. Compound of Old Dutch barda (“edge, end”) and wijk (“village, settlement”). Formerly an independent village.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈbaːrt.ʋɛi̯k/
Hyphenation: Baard‧wijk

Proper noun edit

Baardwijk n

A neighbourhood and former municipality of Waalwijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References edit

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