Noordwolde

Dutch

Etymology

• (Friesland) First attested as noortwolde in 1408. Compound of noord (“north-, northern”) and wold (“swamp forest, marsh forest”).
• (Groningen) First attested as nordawalda in 1384. Compound of noord (“north-, northern”) and wold (“swamp forest, marsh forest”). The element noord was added to distinguish the settlement from Zuidwolde.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /noːrtˈʋɔl.də/
• Hyphenation: Noord‧wol‧de
• Rhymes: -ɔldə

Proper noun

Noordwolde n

1. A village and former municipality of Weststellingwerf, Friesland, Netherlands
2. A village in Het Hogeland, Groningen, Netherlands

Derived terms

• Noordwolde-Zuid

References

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