Wieringerwaard

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Wieringerwaert in 1639. Compound of the toponym Wieringen and waard (“land next to water, riverine island, polder complex surrounded by water”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Wie‧rin‧ger‧waard

Proper noun

Wieringerwaard n

1. A village and former municipality of Hollands Kroon, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

Derived terms

• Wieringerwaarder
• Wieringerwaards

References

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