Warniahuizen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as wantengha huzem in 1438. Calque of West Frisian Warniahúzen, a compound of Old Frisian Wantengha (a surname) and the plural form of hûs (“house”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑr.ni.aːˌɦœy̯.zə(n)/
• Hyphenation: War‧nia‧hui‧zen

Proper noun

Warniahuizen n

1. A hamlet in Heerenveen, Friesland, Netherlands

References

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