Hoogwoud
Dutch
Alternative forms
- Hougwoud (West Frisian)
Etymology
First attested as alta silua in 1289. Compound of the otherwise unknown toponym *Hooghout and Middle Dutch wout (“marsh forest, swamp forest”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Hoog‧woud
Proper noun
Hoogwoud n
- A village and former municipality of Opmeer, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
Derived terms
- Hoogwouder
- Hoogwouds
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “hoogwoud”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN