Roodewijk

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Roodewijk in 1936. Compound of rood (“red”) and wijk (“settlement, neighbourhood”). Named for the colour of the roof tiles of the settlement's first houses. The element rood was added to distinguish the settlement from Blauwewijk.

See also Zealandic Rooiewiek.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈroː.dəˌʋɛi̯k/
  • Hyphenation: Roo‧de‧wijk

Proper noun

Roodewijk n

  1. A hamlet in Goes, Zeeland, Netherlands.

References
  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “roodewijk”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎ (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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