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Groeneweg
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Dutch
Etymology
(Zuid-Holland) First attested as groenewech in 1360-1361. Compound of nl dum groen green and dum wech way, road. Named after a nearby road.
(Noord-Holland) Attested as Polder-benoorden-den-Groenenweg in 1847. Derived from (now dialectal) nl groeneweg overgrown road. Named after a nearby road.
The surname is derived from a compound of nl groen green and nl weg way, road or from one of several toponyms.
Pronunciation
nl /ˈɣru.nəˌʋɛx/
nl Groe ne weg
Proper noun
nl proper noun n
nl hamlet mun/Rotterdam p/South Holland c/Netherlands
nl neighbourhood city/Schagen p/North Holland c/Netherlands
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References
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