Noord-Scharwoude

Dutch edit

Alternative forms edit

Norskerwou (West Frisian), Noorskerwou (West Frisian)

Etymology edit

First attested as bernardeskercha in 1094. Compound of noord (“north-”), the toponym Schoorl and Old Dutch walt (“marsh forest, swamp forest”). The settlement was initially called Bernardeskercha, a compound of Bernard (“a personal name”) and kirika (“church”). The element noord was added to distinguish the settlement from Zuid-Scharwoude.

Pronunciation edit

Hyphenation: Noord-‧Schar‧wou‧de

Proper noun edit

Noord-Scharwoude n

A village and former municipality of Dijk en Waard, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

References edit

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