Lamswaarde
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as lamswerd around 1260. Compound of a shortened form of Middle Dutch Lambert (“a personal name”) and waard (“land next to water, riverine island”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlɑmsˌʋaːr.də/
- Hyphenation: Lams‧waar‧de
Proper noun
Lamswaarde n
- A village in Hulst, Zeeland, Netherlands.
- Synonym: Het Heilig Land (nickname)
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “lamswaarde”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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