Waalwijk

Dutch

Alternative forms

Wolluk (dialect form)

Etymology

First attested as walwic in 1200. Compound of either waal (“kolk lake”) or Proto-Germanic *walha (“Romanophone”) and wijk (“village, settlement”). Compare Vijlen, Waalbroek, Wahlwiller, Walem and Walik.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʋaːlˌʋɛi̯k/
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Hyphenation: Waal‧wijk

Proper noun

Waalwijk n

Waalwijk (a city and municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands).
Synonym: Schoenlapperslaand (Carnival nickname)
Meronyms: Baardwijk, Besoijen, Oosteind, Sprang-Capelle, Sprangsevaart, Vrijhoeve-Capelle, Waspik, Waspik-Zuid

Derived terms

Waalwijker
Waalwijks

References

van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN