Goidschalxoord

Dutch edit

Alternative forms edit

Goesschallekoord (dialect form)

Etymology edit

Attested 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 edit

Goidschalxoord n

A village and former municipality of Hoeksche Waard, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

References edit

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