Wolferen

Dutch

Etymology

Potentially attested as uulfrum in 875, attested with certainty as inter uulfaram and vulfaram towards the end of the 11th century. Potentially a compound of Old Dutch wulf (“wolf, Canis lupus”) and hara (“sandy ridge”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɔl.fə.rə(n)/
• Hyphenation: Wol‧fe‧ren
• Rhymes: -ɔlfərən

Proper noun

Wolferen n

1. A hamlet in Overbetuwe, Gelderland, Netherlands

Derived terms

• Loenen en Wolferen

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN