Wolfheze

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as wolfhesen in 1395-1396. Compound of either wolf (“wolf, Canis lupus”) or Wolf (“a personal name”) and hees (“scrubland, brushwood”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɔlfˌɦeː.zə/
  • Hyphenation: Wolf‧he‧ze

Proper noun

Wolfheze n

  1. A village in Renkum, Gelderland, Netherlands.

Derived terms
  • Wolfhezenaar
  • Wolfhezer

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