"Willemstad" meaning in Dutch

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈʋɪ.ləmˌstɑt/ Audio: Nl-Willemstad.ogg
Etymology: * (Curaçao) Compound of Willem (a personal name) and stad (“city”). Named after William II of Orange (1626-1650). * (Noord-Brabant) First attested as Willemstat in 1639. Compound of Willem (a personal name) and stad (“city”). Named after William I of Orange (1533-1584). * (Friesland) Attested as Willemstad (De) in 1899. Etymology uncertain. Possibly named after one of the first inhabitants or by a local family. The hamlet may also have been named after Willemstad in Noord-Brabant, which had heroically resisted a French siege in 1793. See also Dutch Low Saxon De Willemstad and West Frisian Willemstêd. * (Groningen) First attested as WILLEMSTAD (DE) in 1849. Named after Willemstad in Noord-Brabant by a group of veterans of the Ten-Day Campaign. Etymology templates: {{cog|nds-nl|De Willemstad}} Dutch Low Saxon De Willemstad, {{cog|fy|Willemstêd}} West Frisian Willemstêd Head templates: {{nl-proper noun|n}} Willemstad n
  1. the capital city of Curaçao Tags: neuter Categories (place): Cities in Curaçao, Places in Curaçao
    Sense id: en-Willemstad-nl-name-zChC4gWi Categories (other): National capitals, Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 10 40 46 4
  2. a city and former municipality of Moerdijk, North Brabant, Netherlands Tags: neuter Categories (place): Cities in North Brabant, Netherlands, Cities in the Netherlands, Places in North Brabant, Netherlands, Places in the Netherlands Synonyms: Kakeldonk
    Sense id: en-Willemstad-nl-name-Z~Gu5r4w Categories (other): Former municipalities of the Netherlands, Pages with entries, Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 26 32 5 21 6 Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 10 40 46 4
  3. a hamlet in Ooststellingwerf, Friesland, Netherlands Tags: neuter Categories (place): Places in Friesland, Netherlands, Places in the Netherlands, Villages in Friesland, Netherlands, Villages in the Netherlands
    Sense id: en-Willemstad-nl-name-vLpBBeXP Categories (other): Pages with entries, Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 26 32 5 21 6 Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 10 40 46 4
  4. a hamlet in Westerkwartier, Groningen, Netherlands Tags: neuter Categories (place): Places in Groningen, Netherlands, Places in the Netherlands, Villages in Groningen, Netherlands, Villages in the Netherlands
    Sense id: en-Willemstad-nl-name-5zlGioOT
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Willemstadter, Willemstads, Stadse Dijk
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