Wilbertoord

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

Compound of Wilbert (“a personal name”) and oord (“land reclamation settlement”). The personal name might be that of the first inhabitant, although local tradition holds that the village was named after Saint Willibrord.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈʋɪl.bərtˌoːrt/
Hyphenation: Wil‧bert‧oord

Proper noun edit

Wilbertoord n

A village in Land van Cuijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
Synonym: Klottenriek (Carnival nickname)

References edit

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