Westervalge

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Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Wester Valge of Hondenest in 1867. Compound of wester (western, west-) and dialectal valg (tilled land). The element wester was added to distinguish the toponym from Oostervalge.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌʋɛs.tərˈvɑl.ɣə/
  • Hyphenation: Wes‧ter‧val‧ge
  • Rhymes: -ɑlɣə

Proper noun

Westervalge n

  1. A neighbourhood of Het Hogeland, Groningen, Netherlands

References

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