Dutch edit

Etymology edit

Attested as Buijtengouw in 1633. Compound of buiten (outside) and the hydronym De Gouw. The toponym contrasts with Binnengouw.

Pronunciation edit

  • Hyphenation: Bui‧ten‧gouw

Proper noun edit

Buitengouw n

  1. A neighbourhood of Waterland, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

References edit

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