Wervershoof

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Dutch

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Etymology

First attested as warfartshove around 1312. Compound of Middle Dutch Warfart (a personal name) and huue (piece of land of a certain size). The village may be named after Saint Werenfried.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Wer‧vers‧hoof

Proper noun

Wervershoof n

  1. A village and former municipality of Medemblik, North Holland, Netherlands

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References

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