Marewijk

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as maerndorp in 1357. Compound of the hydronym Mare (derived from Old Dutch mare (“watercourse”)) and wijk (“neighbourhood, quarter”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Ma‧re‧wijk

Proper noun

Marewijk n

1. A neighbourhood of Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

References

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