Haaswijk

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as HAASWIJK in 1844. Compound of haas (“hare, Lepus europaeus”) and wijk (“village, settlement”). Originally the name of a farm, which was named in turn after a former mansion.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: Haas‧wijk

Proper noun

Haaswijk n

A neighbourhood of Oegstgeest, South Holland, Netherlands

References

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