De Weerwolf

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

Named after a former watercourse, the name of which derives in turn from weerwolf (“werewolf”). The name of the watercourse may have developed as a reinterpretation of the toponym Wulven.

Pronunciation edit

Hyphenation: De Weer‧wolf

Proper noun edit

De Weerwolf n

A neighbourhood of Houten, Utrecht, Netherlands.

References edit

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