Groenewoud

Dutch

Etymology

• (Laarbeek) Derived from groen (“lush, verdant”) and woud (“extensive, dense forest”).
• (Oirschot) Derived from groen (“lush, verdant”) and woud (“extensive, dense forest”).
• (Nijmegen) Attested as Het groene Woud [sic] in 1820. Derived from groen (“lush, verdant”) and woud (“extensive, dense forest”). Named after a former inn.
• (Weert) Derived from groen (“lush, verdant”) and woud (“extensive, dense forest”). See also Limburgish 't Groenewoud.
• (Eindhoven) Derived from groen (“lush, verdant”) and woud (“extensive, dense forest”). Named after a former café.
• (Maashorst) Attested as het Groene Wout in 1838. Derived from groen (“lush, verdant”) and woud (“extensive, dense forest”).
• (Tilburg) Attested as De Herberge genaamt het groene woud in 1775. Derived from groen (“lush, verdant”) and woud (“extensive, dense forest”). Named after a former inn.

The surname is either a compound of groen (“green, lush, verdant”) and woud (“extensive, dense forest”) or derived from one of several toponyms.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɣru.nəˌʋɑu̯t/
• Hyphenation: Groe‧ne‧woud

Proper noun

Groenewoud

1. A hamlet in Laarbeek, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
2. A hamlet in Oirschot, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
3. A neighborhood of Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands.
4. A neighbourhood of Weert, Limburg, Netherlands.
5. A neighbourhood of Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
6. A neighbourhood of Maashorst, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
7. A neighbourhood of Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
8. a surname

References

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