Westervalge

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Wester Valge of Hondenest in 1867. Compound of wester (“western, west-”) and dialectal valg (“tilled land”). The element wester was added to distinguish the toponym from Oostervalge.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌʋɛs.tərˈvɑl.ɣə/
Hyphenation: Wes‧ter‧val‧ge
Rhymes: -ɑlɣə

Proper noun

Westervalge n

A neighbourhood of Het Hogeland, Groningen, Netherlands.

References

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