Hiltjemoeiswouden

Dutch

Etymology

Calque of West Frisian Hiltsjemuoiswâlden, a compound of Hiltsje (a personal name), moei and the plural form of wâld (“forest”). The hamlet is named after Hiltje Gerrits Plantinga, the wife of a local farmer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɦɪl.tjəˌmui̯sˈʋɑu̯.də(n)/
• Hyphenation: Hil‧tje‧moeis‧wou‧den
• Rhymes: -ɑu̯dən

Proper noun

Hiltjemoeiswouden n

1. A hamlet in Achtkarspelen, Friesland, Netherlands

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN