Evertsoord
Dutch
Etymology
Attested as Evertsoord in the 1930s. Compound of Everts (“a surname”) and oord (“land reclamation settlement”). Named after the then-mayor of Sevenum, Willem P. Everts (1895-1977).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈeː.vərtsˌoːrt/
- Hyphenation: Everts‧oord
- Rhymes: -eːvərtsoːrt
Proper noun
Evertsoord n
- A village in Horst aan de Maas, Limburg, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN