Ockhuizen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as toechusen in 1280-1287. Compound of Middle Dutch ooc (“smaller piece of land belonging to but separated from a larger area”) or oke (“place where crops have been planted, accreted land”) and the plural form of huus (“house”).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Ock‧hui‧zen

Proper noun

Ockhuizen n

  1. A hamlet in Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands.

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