Groenewoud

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Dutch

Etymology

  • (Laarbeek) Derived from groen (“lush, verdant”) and woud (“extensive, dense forest”).
  • (Oirschot) Derived from groen (“lush, verdant”) and woud (“extensive, dense forest”).
  • (Nijmegen) Attested as Het groene Woud in 1820. Derived from groen (“lush, verdant”) and woud (“extensive, dense forest”). Named after a former inn.
  • (Weert) Derived from groen (“lush, verdant”) and woud (“extensive, dense forest”). See also Limburgish 't Groenewoud.
  • (Eindhoven) Derived from groen (“lush, verdant”) and woud (“extensive, dense forest”). Named after a former café.
  • (Maashorst) Attested as het Groene Wout in 1838. Derived from groen (“lush, verdant”) and woud (“extensive, dense forest”).
  • (Tilburg) Attested as De Herberge genaamt het groene woud in 1775. Derived from groen (“lush, verdant”) and woud (“extensive, dense forest”). Named after a former inn.

The surname is either a compound of groen (“green, lush, verdant”) and woud (“extensive, dense forest”) or derived from one of several toponyms.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɣru.nəˌʋɑu̯t/
  • Hyphenation: Groe‧ne‧woud

Proper noun

Groenewoud

  1. A hamlet in Laarbeek, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
  2. A hamlet in Oirschot, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
  3. A neighborhood of Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands.
  4. A neighbourhood of Weert, Limburg, Netherlands.
  5. A neighbourhood of Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
  6. A neighbourhood of Maashorst, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
  7. A neighbourhood of Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
  8. a surname

References

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