Katwoude

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as kattwoude in 1310. Compound of the element kat (“cat, lesser, arched ridge, mud”) and Middle Dutch wout (“marsh forest, swamp forest”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Kat‧wou‧de

Proper noun

Katwoude n

1. A village and former municipality of Waterland, North Holland, Netherlands

References

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