Roodewijk
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Attested as Roodewijk in 1936. Compound of rood (“red”) and wijk (“settlement, neighbourhood”). Named for the colour of the roof tiles of the settlement's first houses. The element rood was added to distinguish the settlement from Blauwewijk.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Roodewijk n
- A hamlet in Goes, Zeeland, Netherlands.