Buitengouw

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Buijtengouw in 1633. Compound of buiten (“outside”) and the hydronym De Gouw. The toponym contrasts with Binnengouw.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Bui‧ten‧gouw

Proper noun

Buitengouw n

1. A neighbourhood of Waterland, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “buitengouw”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN