Axwijk

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as havicswijk in 1342. Compound of Middle Dutch Havic (a personal name) and wyc (“farmstead, village, settlement”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Axwijk

Proper noun

Axwijk n

1. a hamlet in Edam-Volendam, North Holland, Netherlands

References

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