Binckhorst

Dutch

Etymology

  • (Noord-Brabant) (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
  • (Zuid-Holland) First attested as huys ten binchorst in 1308. Named after a former castle, the name of which derives from a compound of Middle Dutch bink (“lump, pile”) and horst (“overgrown elevated place”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɪŋk.ɦɔrst/
  • Hyphenation: Binck‧horst

Proper noun

Binckhorst n

  1. a neighbourhood of 's-Hertogenbosch, North Brabant, Netherlands
  2. a neighbourhood of The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands

References

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