Holwert

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as Holfort and Holfoorde in the first half of the 17th century. Compound of hol (“low-lying, swampy”) and voorde (“ford, crossing”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈɦɔl.ʋərt/
Hyphenation: Hol‧wert
Homophone: Holwerd

Proper noun edit

Holwert n

A neighbourhood of Coevorden, Drenthe, Netherlands.

References edit

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