Bolshuizen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Bolshuizen in 1851-1855. Compound of Bols (a surname) or Bolsema (a surname) and the plural form of huis (“house”).

See also Dutch Low Saxon Bolshoezen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɔlsˌɦœy̯.zə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: Bols‧hui‧zen

Proper noun

Bolshuizen n

  1. a hamlet in Westerkwartier, Groningen, Netherlands

References

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