Marwijksoord
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
First attested as Marwijksoord in 1936. Compound of van Marwijk (“a surname”) and oord (“place”). Named after the van Marwijk Kooy family, a member of which donated the land which the settlement was built on.
See also Dutch Low Saxon Marwieksoord.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Marwijksoord n
- A hamlet in Aa en Hunze, Drenthe, Netherlands.
References[edit]
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN