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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as letenzera zyl in 1469. Compound of wester (“western, west-”) and Old Frisian Lêta (a personal name) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ingi-. The Frisian name is an independent development of the toponym. The element wester was added to distinguish the settlement from Oosterlittens.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌʋɛs.tərˈlɪ.təns/
- Hyphenation: Wes‧ter‧lit‧tens
- Rhymes: -ɪtəns
Proper noun
Westerlittens n
- A hamlet in Súdwest-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN