Goudswaard

Dutch

Alternative forms

• Gouswaerd (dialect form)

Etymology

First attested as terram que corendich dicitur in 1246. Compound of Middle Dutch goud (“gold”) and waard (“riverine island, polder area surrounded by water”). The settlement may have been named for the high value of the land around it.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Gouds‧waard

Proper noun

Goudswaard n

1. a village and former municipality of Hoeksche Waard, South Holland, Netherlands

Derived terms

• Goudswaarder
• Goudswaards

References

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