Woerdblok

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as uuirthv[m] in 918-948. The oldest form is the dative plural form of Old Dutch uurth (“artificial mound used for habitation”). The current form of the toponym is a compound of woerd (“artificial mound used for habitation”) and blok (“enclosed field”).

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: Woerd‧blok

Proper noun

Woerdblok n

A neighbourhood of Westland, South Holland, Netherlands

References

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