Biddinghuizen

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Biddinghuizen (vroeger Bremerberg genoemd) in 1959. Named after a former settlement, the name of which is first attested in 793 and which derives from Old Dutch *Bidin (a personal name) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing- and the plural form of huis (“house”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌbɪ.dɪŋˈɦœy̯.zə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: Bid‧ding‧hui‧zen
  • Rhymes: -œy̯zən

Proper noun

Biddinghuizen n

  1. a village in Dronten, Flevoland, Netherlands

Derived terms

  • Biddinghuizenaar
  • Biddinghuizer

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “biddinghuizen”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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