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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as bernardeskercha in 1094. Compound of noord (“north-”), the toponym Schoorl and Old Dutch walt (“marsh forest, swamp forest”). The settlement was initially called Bernardeskercha, a compound of Bernard (“a personal name”) and kirika (“church”). The element noord was added to distinguish the settlement from Zuid-Scharwoude.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Noord-‧Schar‧wou‧de
Proper noun
Noord-Scharwoude n
- A village and former municipality of Dijk en Waard, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “noord-scharwoude”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN