Dantumawoude
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
First attested as dointhimwalde in 1369. Calque of West Frisian Dantumawâld, a compound of Old Frisian Dantuma (“a surname”) and wald (“marsh forest, swamp forest”). Fused in 1971 with Akkerwoude and Murmerwoude to form Damwoude.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Hyphenation: Dan‧tu‧ma‧wou‧de
Proper noun[edit]
Dantumawoude n
- A former village and former municipality of Dantumadiel, Friesland, Netherlands.
- Synonym: Dantumawâld (Frisian)