Nijswiller
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as Wilra sancti Dionisii in 1179. Compound of a contracted form of Dionysius (“a personal name”) and wieler (“farm, hamlet”). Named after Saint Denis of Paris.
See also Limburgish Nieswiller.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnisˌʋi.lər/
- Hyphenation: Nijs‧wil‧ler
Proper noun
Nijswiller n
- A village in Gulpen-Wittem, Limburg, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN