Goidschalxoord
Dutch
editAlternative forms
edit- Goesschallekoord (dialect form)
Etymology
editAttested as Goidschalksoord in 1841. Compound of Middle Dutch Goidschalck (“a personal name”) and oord (“place jutting out into or bordering water”). Named after Goidschalck Oelm, one of the first lords of the settlement.
Pronunciation
edit- Hyphenation: Goidschalxoord
Proper noun
editGoidschalxoord n
- A village and former municipality of Hoeksche Waard, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.