Roordahuizum
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as rorthahusum in 1389. Compound of either Old Frisian Roorda (“a surname”) or the toponym Raerd and the plural form of hūs (“house”). The Dutch form of the toponym was borrowed from a significantly older version of the Frisian name.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌroːr.daːˈɦœy̯.zʏm/
- Hyphenation: Roor‧da‧hui‧zum
Proper noun
Roordahuizum n
- A village and former municipality of Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN