Wervershoof

Dutch edit

Alternative forms edit

Wûrversouf (West Frisian), Wûrsouf (West Frisian), Souf (West Frisian)

Etymology edit

First attested as warfartshove around 1312. Compound of Middle Dutch Warfart (“a personal name”) and huue (“piece of land of a certain size”). The village may be named after Saint Werenfried.

Pronunciation edit

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Hyphenation: Wer‧vers‧hoof

Proper noun edit

Wervershoof n

A village and former municipality of Medemblik, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

Derived terms edit

References edit

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