Bleiswijk

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

First attested as blesewic in 1242. Compound of Middle Dutch Blese (a personal name) and wyc (farmstead, village, settlement).

Pronunciation[edit]

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  • Hyphenation: Bleis‧wijk

Proper noun[edit]

Bleiswijk n

  1. A village and former municipality of Lansingerland, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

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