Roodewijk
Dutch
editEtymology
editAttested as Roodewijk in 1936. Compound of rood (“red”) and wijk (“settlement, neighbourhood”). Named for the colour of the roof tiles of the settlement's first houses. The element rood was added to distinguish the settlement from Blauwewijk.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editRoodewijk n
- A hamlet in Goes, Zeeland, Netherlands.