Wolfheze

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as wolfhesen in 1395-1396. Compound of either wolf (“wolf, Canis lupus”) or Wolf (a personal name) and hees (“scrubland, brushwood”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɔlfˌɦeː.zə/
• Hyphenation: Wolf‧he‧ze

Proper noun

Wolfheze n

1. A village in Renkum, Gelderland, Netherlands

Derived terms

• Wolfhezenaar
• Wolfhezer

References

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