Westerklief

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Wester kliff in 1680. Compound of wester- (“western”) and dialectal klief (“slope, precipice”). The element wester- was added to distinguish the settlement from Oosterklief.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Wes‧ter‧klief

Proper noun

Westerklief n

1. a hamlet in Hollands Kroon, North Holland, Netherlands

References

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