Roordahuizum

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as rorthahusum in 1389. Compound of either Old Frisian Roorda (a surname) or the toponym Raerd and the plural form of hūs (“house”). The Dutch form of the toponym was borrowed from a significantly older version of the Frisian name.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌroːr.daːˈɦœy̯.zʏm/
Hyphenation: Roor‧da‧hui‧zum

Proper noun

Roordahuizum n

A village and former municipality of Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands

References

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