Helwerd

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as heleuuyrð in 840-849. Compound of an unclear first element and Old Frisian uurd (“artificial mound used for habitation”). The first element may be Proto-Germanic *halu (“sloping”) or Old Frisian *hailaga (“holy, sacred”). Compare Helhuizen, Hell, Holwerd and Hulhuizen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦɛl.ʋərt/
• Hyphenation: Hel‧werd

Proper noun

Helwerd n

1. A hamlet in Het Hogeland, Groningen, Netherlands.

References

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