Zuid-Scharwoude
Dutch edit
Alternative forms edit
- Suiskerwou (West Frisian)
Etymology edit
First attested as sudrekercha in 1094. Compound of zuid (“south-”), the toponym Schoorl and Old Dutch walt (“marsh forest, swamp forest”). The settlement was initially called Sudrekercha, a compound of sūthar (“southern, south-”) and kirika (“church”). The element zuid was added to distinguish the settlement from Noord-Scharwoude.
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: Zuid-‧Schar‧wou‧de
Proper noun edit
Zuid-Scharwoude n
- A village and former municipality of Dijk en Waard, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.