Marewijk

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as maerndorp in 1357. Compound of the hydronym Mare (derived from Old Dutch mare (“watercourse”)) and wijk (“neighbourhood, quarter”).

Pronunciation edit

Hyphenation: Ma‧re‧wijk

Proper noun edit

Marewijk n

A neighbourhood of Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

References edit

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