Lamswaarde

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as lamswerd around 1260. Compound of a shortened form of Middle Dutch Lambert (a personal name) and waard (“land next to water, riverine island”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɑmsˌʋaːr.də/
• Hyphenation: Lams‧waar‧de

Proper noun

Lamswaarde n

1. A village in Hulst, Zeeland, Netherlands

   Synonym: Het Heilig Land (nickname)

References

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