Westerklief
Dutch
Etymology
Attested as Wester kliff in 1680. Compound of wester (“western”) and dialectal klief (“slope, precipice”). The element wester was added to distinguish the settlement from Oosterklief.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Wes‧ter‧klief
Proper noun
Westerklief n
- A hamlet in Hollands Kroon, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “westerklief”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN