Wervershoof
Dutch
Alternative forms
- Wûrversouf (West Frisian), Wûrsouf (West Frisian), Souf (West Frisian)
Etymology
First attested as warfartshove around 1312. Compound of Middle Dutch Warfart (“a personal name”) and huue (“piece of land of a certain size”). The village may be named after Saint Werenfried.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Wer‧vers‧hoof
Proper noun
Wervershoof n
- A village and former municipality of Medemblik, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
Derived terms
- Wervershover
- Wervershoofs
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “wervershoof”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN