Woudenberg

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as waldenberg in 1327. Compound of Middle Dutch wout (“marsh forest, swamp forest”) and berch (“hill, elevated place”).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Wou‧den‧berg

Proper noun

Woudenberg n

  1. a village and municipality of Utrecht, Netherlands
    Meronym: Voskuilen

Derived terms

  • Woudenberger
  • Woudenbergs

References

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