Goudswaard
Dutch
Alternative forms
- Gouswaerd (dialect form)
Etymology
First attested as terram que corendich dicitur in 1246. Compound of Middle Dutch goud (“gold”) and waard (“riverine island, polder area surrounded by water”). The settlement may have been named for the high value of the land around it.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Gouds‧waard
Proper noun
Goudswaard n
- A village and former municipality of Hoeksche Waard, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
Derived terms
- Goudswaarder
- Goudswaards
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “goudswaard”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN