De Weerwolf

Dutch

Etymology

Named after a former watercourse, the name of which derives in turn from weerwolf (“werewolf”). The name of the watercourse may have developed as a reinterpretation of the toponym Wulven.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: De Weer‧wolf

Proper noun

De Weerwolf n

1. A neighbourhood of Houten, Utrecht, Netherlands

References

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