Herveld

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as heruelt in 996. Compound of Old Dutch her (“army”) and uelt (“field”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦɛr.vɛlt/
• Hyphenation: Her‧veld

Proper noun

Herveld n

1. A village and former municipality of Overbetuwe, Gelderland, Netherlands.

   Synonym: Deurdouwerdam (Carnival nickname)

Derived terms

• Hervelder
• Hervelds

References

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