Wiktionary

Haaswijk

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

Attested as HAASWIJK in 1844. Compound of haas (“hare, Lepus europaeus”) and wijk (“village, settlement”). Originally the name of a farm, which was named in turn after a former mansion.

Pronunciation edit

  • Hyphenation: Haas‧wijk

Proper noun edit

Haaswijk n

  1. A neighbourhood of Oegstgeest, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

References edit

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