Groeneweg
Dutch
Etymology
- (Zuid-Holland) First attested as groenewech in 1360-1361. Compound of Middle Dutch groen (“green”) and wech (“way, road”). Named after a nearby road.
- (Noord-Holland) Attested as Polder-benoorden-den-Groenenweg in 1847. Derived from (now dialectal) groeneweg (“overgrown road”). Named after a nearby road.
The surname is derived from a compound of groen (“green”) and weg (“way, road”) or from one of several toponyms.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɣru.nəˌʋɛx/
- Hyphenation: Groe‧ne‧weg
Proper noun
Groeneweg n
- A hamlet in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
- A neighbourhood of Schagen, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
- a surname
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “groeneweg”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN