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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as Marwijksoord in 1936. Compound of van Marwijk (a surname) and oord (“place”). Named after the van Marwijk Kooy family, a member of which donated the land which the settlement was built on.
See also Dutch Low Saxon Marwieksoord.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɑr.ʋɛi̯ksˌoːrt/
- Hyphenation: Mar‧wijks‧oord
Proper noun
Marwijksoord n
- A hamlet in Aa en Hunze, Drenthe, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN