Wolfsbarge

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as wulvesberge in 1262. Compound of Wolf (“a personal name”) or wolf (“wolf, Canis lupus”) and the dative singular form of berg (“hill, elevated place”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʋɔlfsˈbɑr.ɣə/
Hyphenation: Wolfs‧bar‧ge
Rhymes: -ɑrɣə

Proper noun

Wolfsbarge n

A hamlet in Midden-Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands.

References

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