Nieuwolda

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Midde en Nieuwolda in 1711. Compound of nieuw (“new”) and wold (“swamp forest, marsh forest”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /niu̯ˈɔl.daː/
• Hyphenation: Nieu‧wol‧da

Proper noun

Nieuwolda n

1. A village and former municipality of Oldambt, Groningen, Netherlands

References

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