Hauwert
Dutch
editEtymology
editFirst attested as oudeboxwoude around 1312. Potentially derived from a compound of Middle Dutch hauwe (“peel, shell”) and aert (“farmland, ploughed land”). Formerly called Oudeboxwoude.
Pronunciation
edit- Hyphenation: Hau‧wert
Proper noun
editHauwert n
- A village in Medemblik, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.