Meerwijck

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Meerwijk in 1781. Compound of meer (“lake, pool”) and wijk (“settlement”). Named after a country house.

See also Dutch Low Saxon Meerwiek.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmeːr.ʋɛi̯k/
• Hyphenation: Meer‧wijck
• Homophone: Meerwijk

Proper noun

Meerwijck n

1. A neighbourhood of Midden-Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands

References

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