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Dutch
Etymology
- (Opsterland) Attested as Welgelegen in 1848. Compound of wel (“good, well”) and gelegen (“located”). The hamlet may have been named after a former café.
- (Curaçao) Compound of wel (“good, well”) and gelegen (“located”). Named after a former monastery.
- (Leeuwarden) Compound of wel (“good, well”) and gelegen (“located”).
- (Gelderland) Attested as Welgelegen in 1830-1855. Compound of wel (“good, well”) and gelegen (“located”). Originally the name of a manor.
- (Haarlem) Compound of wel (“good, well”) and gelegen (“located”).
- (Haarlemmermeer) Compound of wel (“good, well”) and gelegen (“located”).
- (Utrecht) Compound of wel (“good, well”) and gelegen (“located”). Named after a former farmhouse, named in turn after a former manor.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋɛl.ɣəˌleː.ɣə(n)/
- Hyphenation: Wel‧ge‧le‧gen
Proper noun
Welgelegen n
- A hamlet in Opsterland, Friesland, Netherlands
- A neighbourhood of Willemstad, Curaçao
- A neighbourhood of Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands
- A neighborhood of Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Netherlands
- A neighbourhood of Haarlem, North Holland, Netherlands
- A neighbourhood of Haarlemmermeer, North Holland, Netherlands
- A neighbourhood of Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “welgelegen”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN