Gouderak

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as golderake in 1273. Compound of the hydronym Gouwe and rak (“straight stretch of a watercourse between two bends”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Gou‧de‧rak

Proper noun

Gouderak n

1. A village and former municipality of Krimpenerwaard, South Holland, Netherlands

Derived terms

• Gouderakker
• Gouderaks

References

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