Wolfsbarge

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as wulvesberge in 1262. Compound of Wolf (“a personal name”) or wolf (“wolf, Canis lupus”) and the dative singular form of berg (“hill, elevated place”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʋɔlfsˈbɑr.ɣə/
  • Hyphenation: Wolfs‧bar‧ge
  • Rhymes: -ɑrɣə

Proper noun

Wolfsbarge n

  1. A hamlet in Midden-Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands.

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