Hoogwerf

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Hoogwerf in 1874. Compound of hoog (“high, elevated”) and werf (“artificial mound used for habitation”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Hoog‧werf

Proper noun

Hoogwerf n

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

References

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