Haanwijk

Dutch

Etymology

• (Noord-Brabant) First attested as in hanewijc in 1308. Compound of Middle Dutch hane (“black grouse, Lyrurus tetrix”) or Hane (“a personal name”) and wijc (“farmstead, village, settlement”).
• (Utrecht) First attested as hanewijc in 1280-1287. Compound of Middle Dutch hane (“black grouse, Lyrurus tetrix”) or Hane (“a personal name”) and wijc (“farmstead, village, settlement”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦaːn.ʋɛi̯k/
• Hyphenation: Haan‧wijk

Proper noun

Haanwijk n

1. A hamlet in Sint-Michielsgestel, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
2. A hamlet in Woerden, Utrecht, Netherlands.

References

• van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “haanwijk”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN