Goudswaard
Dutch
editAlternative forms
edit- Gouswaerd (dialect form)
Etymology
editFirst attested as terram que corendich dicitur in 1246. Compound of Middle Dutch goud (“gold”) and waard (“riverine island, polder area surrounded by water”). The settlement may have been named for the high value of the land around it.
Pronunciation
edit- Hyphenation: Gouds‧waard
Proper noun
editGoudswaard n
- A village and former municipality of Hoeksche Waard, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.