Noorderwaard

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Noorde Weerd in 1839-1859. Compound of noorder (“northern, north-”) and waard (“land next to water, riverine island, polder complex surrounded by water”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Noor‧der‧waard

Proper noun

Noorderwaard n

1. A neighbourhood of Wijk bij Duurstede, Utrecht, Netherlands.

References

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