Walsoorden

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as volcousthord, vocousthord and uolcoiort in 1210. Compound of a familiar variant of Old Dutch Waldo (a personal name) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing- and oord (“land protruding into or next to water”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑlˌsoːr.də(n)/
• Hyphenation: Wals‧oor‧den

Proper noun

Walsoorden n

1. A village in Hulst, Zeeland, Netherlands

Derived terms

• Walsoordenaar
• Walsoordens

References

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