Katwoude

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

Attested as kattwoude in 1310. Compound of the element kat (“cat, lesser, arched ridge, mud”) and Middle Dutch wout (“marsh forest, swamp forest”).

Pronunciation edit

Hyphenation: Kat‧wou‧de

Proper noun edit

Katwoude n

A village and former municipality of Waterland, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

References edit

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