Gouden Ploeg

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Gouden ploeg in 1899. Derived from gouden (“golden”) and ploeg (“plough”). Named after a farmhouse. The toponym refers to the fertility of the soil around the settlement.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɣɑu̯.də(n) ˈplux/
Hyphenation: Gou‧den Ploeg
Rhymes: -ux

Proper noun

Gouden Ploeg n

A hamlet in Hardenberg, Overijssel, Netherlands.

References

van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN