Marewijk
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as maerndorp in 1357. Compound of the hydronym Mare (derived from Old Dutch mare (“watercourse”)) and wijk (“neighbourhood, quarter”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Ma‧re‧wijk
Proper noun
Marewijk n
- A neighbourhood of Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “marewijk”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN