Wervershoof

Dutch

Alternative forms

• Wûrversouf (West Frisian), Wûrsouf (West Frisian), Souf (West Frisian)

Etymology

First attested as warfartshove around 1312. Compound of Middle Dutch Warfart (a personal name) and huue (“piece of land of a certain size”). The village may be named after Saint Werenfried.

Pronunciation

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• Hyphenation: Wer‧vers‧hoof

Proper noun

Wervershoof n

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

Derived terms

• Wervershover
• Wervershoofs

References

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