Wolvega

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as wluegho in 1320. Borrowed from West Frisian Wolvegea, derived in turn from a compound of Old Frisian Wolf (“a personal name”) and gâ (“village, village area”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈʋɔl.və.ɣaː/
Hyphenation: Wol‧ve‧ga

Proper noun edit

Wolvega n

A village and former municipality of Weststellingwerf, Friesland, Netherlands.

References edit

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