Huiswaard
Dutch
Etymology
Attested as Huys waert in 1665. Compound of huis (“house”) and waard (“land next to water, riverine island, polder complex surrounded by water”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Huis‧waard
Proper noun
Huiswaard n
- A neighbourhood of Alkmaar, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “huiswaard”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN