Zuid-Scharwoude

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Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

First attested as sudrekercha in 1094. Compound of zuid (south-), the toponym Schoorl and Old Dutch walt (marsh forest, swamp forest). The settlement was initially called Sudrekercha, a compound of sūthar (southern, south-) and kirika (church). The element zuid was added to distinguish the settlement from Noord-Scharwoude.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Zuid-‧Schar‧wou‧de

Proper noun

Zuid-Scharwoude n

  1. A village and former municipality of Dijk en Waard, North Holland, Netherlands

References

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