Grotewal

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Groote Wal in 1680. Compound of groot (“great, big”) and wal (“embankment wall, levee”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Gro‧te‧wal

Proper noun

Grotewal n

1. A hamlet in Schagen, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

References

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