Beverwaard
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Compound of the toponym Beveren or bever (“beaver, Castor fiber”) and waard (“riverine island, land next to water”). The area was formerly owned by the lords of Beveren, who used a beaver in their coat of arms.
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: Be‧ver‧waard
Proper noun edit
Beverwaard n
- A neighbourhood of Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.