Holwinde

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as holwynde in 1479. Potentially a compound of hol (“low-lying, swampy”) and Middle Dutch winde (“object with a bent shape”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɦɔlˈʋɪn.də/
• Hyphenation: Hol‧win‧de
• Rhymes: -ɪndə

Proper noun

Holwinde n

1. A hamlet in Het Hogeland, Groningen, Netherlands

References

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