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Ouwerkerk
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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as ecclesias in Selandia, videlicet in Duuelant Antiquam et Novam in 1233. Compound of an inflected form of nl oud old and nl kerk church. So named to distinguish the settlement from nl Nieuwerkerk. See also zea Ouwerkaarke.
The surname derives from the toponym.
Pronunciation
nl /ˈɑu̯.ərˌkɛrk/
nl Ou wer kerk
Proper noun
nl proper noun
nl village/and/former municipality mun/Schouwen-Duiveland p/Zeeland c/Netherlands
nl
Derived terms
nl Ouwerkerker
nl Ouwerkerks
nl van Ouwerkerk
References
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