Holwert

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Holfort and Holfoorde in the first half of the 17th century. Compound of hol (“low-lying, swampy”) and voorde (“ford, crossing”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦɔl.ʋərt/
• Hyphenation: Hol‧wert
• Homophone: Holwerd

Proper noun

Holwert n

1. A neighbourhood of Coevorden, Drenthe, Netherlands.

References

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