Westervalge

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Wester Valge of Hondenest in 1867. From wester- (“western, west-”) and dialectal valg (“tilled land”). The element wester- was added to distinguish the toponym from Oostervalge.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌʋɛs.tərˈvɑl.ɣə/
• Hyphenation: Wes‧ter‧val‧ge
• Rhymes: -ɑlɣə

Proper noun

Westervalge n

1. a neighbourhood of Het Hogeland, Groningen, Netherlands

References

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