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Dutch
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
- 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