Westeinde

Westeinde

Dutch

Etymology

• (Drenthe) Attested as West Einde in 1811-1813. Compound of west (“west-, western”) and einde (“end, edge”).
• (Gelderland) Attested as Westeinde in 1654. Compound of west (“west-, western”) and einde (“end, edge”).
• (Enkhuizen) Attested as Westeneijnde in 1573. Compound of west (“west-, western”) and einde (“end, edge”).
• (Hollands Kroon) Compound of west (“west-, western”) and einde (“end, edge”).
• (Steenwijkerland) Compound of west (“west-, western”) and einde (“end, edge”).
• (Alphen aan den Rijn) First attested as Westeinde in 1936. Compound of west (“west-, western”) and einde (“end, edge”).
• (Bodegraven-Reeuwijk) Compound of west (“west-, western”) and einde (“end, edge”). The toponym contrasts with Oosteinde.
• (Zoeterwoude) Attested as Westeind in 1936. Compound of west (“west-, western”) and einde (“end, edge”).
• (Friesland) Compound of west (“west-, western”) and einde (“end, edge”).
• (Twenterand) Compound of west (“west-, western”) and einde (“end, edge”). The toponym contrasts with Oosteinde.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋɛstˈɛi̯n.də/
• Hyphenation: West‧ein‧de
• Rhymes: -ɛi̯ndə

Proper noun

Westeinde n

1. A hamlet in Westerveld, Drenthe, Netherlands.
2. A hamlet in Nunspeet, Gelderland, Netherlands.
3. A hamlet in Enkhuizen, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
4. A hamlet in Hollands Kroon, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
5. A hamlet in Steenwijkerland, Overijssel, Netherlands.
6. A hamlet in Alphen aan den Rijn, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
7. A hamlet in Bodegraven-Reeuwijk, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
8. A hamlet in Zoeterwoude, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
9. A neighbourhood of Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands.
10. A neighbourhood of Twenterand, Overijssel, Netherlands.

References

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