Oude Willem
Dutch
editEtymology
editFirst attested as Oude Willem in 1899. Derived from oud (“old”) and Willem (“a personal name”). Named after the first company to develop the bogs around the settlement, the Ontginningsmaatschappij Het Oude Willemsveld.
See also Dutch Low Saxon Olde Willem.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
edit- A hamlet in Westerveld, Drenthe, Netherlands.
References
edit- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN