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Dutch
Etymology
Attested as Blauwe-Wijk in 1936. Compound of blauw (“blue”) and wijk (“settlement, neighbourhood”). Named for the colour of the roof tiles of the settlement's first houses. The element blauw was added to distinguish the settlement from Roodewijk.
See also Zealandic Blaeuwewiek.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈblɑu̯.əˌʋɛi̯k/
- Hyphenation: Blau‧we‧wijk
Proper noun
Blauwewijk n
- A hamlet in Goes, Zeeland, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “blauwewijk”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN