Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as den hoff in de stadt in 1650. Derived from stad, here used in the archaic sense "place, location", and van Gerwen (a surname).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈstɑt vɑn ˈɣɛr.ʋə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: Stad van Ger‧wen
  • Rhymes: -ɛrʋən

Proper noun edit

Stad van Gerwen n

  1. A hamlet in Nuenen, Gerwen en Nederwetten, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References edit

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN