Gasthuiswijk
Dutch
Etymology
Attested as Gasthuyspolder in 1615. Compound of gasthuis (“hospital”) and wijk (“neighbourhood, quarter”). Named after the Gasthuispolder, which was named in turn for its owner, the Catharinagasthuis of Leiden.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Gast‧huis‧wijk
Proper noun
Gasthuiswijk n
- A neighbourhood of Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “gasthuiswijk”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN