Frederiksoord

Dutch

Etymology

• (Drenthe) Attested as Frederiks Oord in 1846. Compound of Frederik +‎ -s- +‎ oord, named after Frederick of the Netherlands. Compare Boschoord, Wilhelminaoord and Willemsoord.
• (Zuid-Holland) Likely named after Frederiksoord in Drenthe as a reference to land that was hard to work.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfreː.də.rɪksˌoːrt/
• Hyphenation: Fre‧de‧riks‧oord

Proper noun

Frederiksoord n

1. A village in Westerveld, Drenthe, Netherlands.
2. A neighbourhoods of Katwijk, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

References

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