Rozewerf

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Roosen werff in 1680. Compound of Roos (a surname) and werf (“artificial mound used for habitation”). Compare Grotewerf, Moeniswerf and Wittewerf.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: Ro‧ze‧werf

Proper noun

Rozewerf n

A hamlet in Waterland, North Holland, Netherlands

References

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