Westervalge

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Wester Valge of Hondenest in 1867. From 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

  1. a neighbourhood of Het Hogeland, Groningen, Netherlands

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “westervalge”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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