Wierhuizen

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as werahuesum and weerahuesum in 1371. Compound of Old Frisian wier (“artificial mound used for habitation”) and the plural form of huis (“house”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈʋiːrˌɦœy̯.zə(n)/
Hyphenation: Wier‧hui‧zen

Proper noun edit

Wierhuizen n

A hamlet in Het Hogeland, Groningen, Netherlands.

References edit

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