Voorhout

Dutch

Etymology
  • (Teylingen) First attested as vuroholz, vuoreholt and voreholt in the first half of the 11th century. Compound of Old Dutch fora (“forward, front-”) and holt (“rising deciduous forest”).
  • (Den Haag) Attested as t'Voorhout in 1609. Compound of voor (“in front of”) and hout (“rising deciduous forest”) (referring here to the Haagse Bos forest).

Pronunciation
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  • Hyphenation: Voor‧hout

Proper noun

Voorhout n

  1. A village and former municipality of Teylingen, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
    Synonym: Bokkendorp (Carnival nickname)
  2. A neighbourhood of Den Haag, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

Derived terms
  • Voorhouter
  • Voorhouts

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