Woudsend
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as woldesende in 1337. Calque of West Frisian Wâldsein, a compound of Old Frisian wald (“marsh forest, swamp forest”) and ende (“end”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʋɑu̯tsˈɛnt/
- Hyphenation: Wouds‧end
- Rhymes: -ɛnt
Proper noun
Woudsend n
- A village and former municipality of Súdwest-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN