Barwoutswaarder

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as berenwerde in 1179. Compound of Middle Dutch Berewout (“a personal name”) and werde (“land next to water, riverine island, polder complex surrounded by water”). The second element was gradually reinterpreted to werder (“island, riverside land”).

The neighbourhood is named after the hamlet.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Bar‧wouts‧waar‧der

Proper noun

Barwoutswaarder n

1. A hamlet and former municipality of Woerden, Utrecht, Netherlands.
2. A neighbourhood of Woerden, Utrecht, Netherlands.

References

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