Westerklief

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Wester kliff in 1680. Compound of wester (“western”) and dialectal klief (“slope, precipice”). The element wester was added to distinguish the settlement from Oosterklief.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Wes‧ter‧klief

Proper noun

Westerklief n

1. A hamlet in Hollands Kroon, North Holland, Netherlands

References

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