Midwoud

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as midwoude around 1312. Compound of Middle Dutch mid (“mid-, middle”) and wout (“marsh forest, swamp forest”). The village was named for its location between Nibbixwoud and Oostwoud.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Mid‧woud

Proper noun

Midwoud n

1. A village and former municipality of Medemblik, North Holland, Netherlands

References

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