Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as snoyelrewaert around 1307. Compound of the toponym Snel (for which see Snel en Polanen) and Middle Dutch werde (polder complex surrounded by water).

Pronunciation edit

  • Hyphenation: Snel‧re‧waard

Proper noun edit

Snelrewaard n

  1. A hamlet and former municipality of Oudewater, Utrecht, Netherlands.

References edit

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