Huiswaard

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Huys waert in 1665. Compound of huis (“house”) and waard (“land next to water, riverine island, polder complex surrounded by water”).

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: Huis‧waard

Proper noun

Huiswaard n

A neighbourhood of Alkmaar, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

References

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