Hauwert
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as oudeboxwoude around 1312. Potentially derived from a compound of Middle Dutch hauwe (“peel, shell”) and aert (“farmland, ploughed land”). Formerly called Oudeboxwoude.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Hau‧wert
Proper noun
Hauwert n
- A village in Medemblik, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
Derived terms
- Hauwerter
- Hauwerts
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “hauwert”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN