Oud-Leusden

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as lisiduna in 777. Compound of oud (“old”) and the toponym Leusden. The village was initially called Leusden, but came to be known as Oud-Leusden when a neighbourhing settlement overtook it.

Pronunciation edit

Hyphenation: Oud-‧Leus‧den

Proper noun edit

Oud-Leusden n

A hamlet in Leusden, Utrecht, Netherlands.

References edit

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