De Weerwolf
Dutch
Etymology
Named after a former watercourse, the name of which derives in turn from weerwolf (“werewolf”). The name of the watercourse may have developed as a reinterpretation of the toponym Wulven.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: De Weer‧wolf
Proper noun
De Weerwolf n
- A neighbourhood of Houten, Utrecht, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “de weerwolf”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN