Woudenberg

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as waldenberg in 1327. Compound of Middle Dutch wout (“marsh forest, swamp forest”) and berch (“hill, elevated place”).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Wou‧den‧berg

Proper noun

Woudenberg n

  1. A village and municipality of Utrecht, Netherlands.
    Meronym: Voskuilen

Derived terms
  • Woudenberger
  • Woudenbergs

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