Holwinde

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as holwynde in 1479. Potentially a compound of hol (“low-lying, swampy”) and Middle Dutch winde (“object with a bent shape”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɦɔlˈʋɪn.də/
  • Hyphenation: Hol‧win‧de
  • Rhymes: -ɪndə

Proper noun

Holwinde n

  1. A hamlet in Het Hogeland, Groningen, Netherlands.

References
  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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