Westervalge
Dutch
Etymology
Attested as Wester Valge of Hondenest in 1867. Compound of wester (“western, west-”) and dialectal valg (“tilled land”). The element wester was added to distinguish the toponym from Oostervalge.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌʋɛs.tərˈvɑl.ɣə/
- Hyphenation: Wes‧ter‧val‧ge
- Rhymes: -ɑlɣə
Proper noun
Westervalge n
- A neighbourhood of Het Hogeland, Groningen, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “westervalge”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN