Haarlemmerhout

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as haerlem by den houte in 1311. Univerbation of Haarlemmer (“of or pertaining to Haarlem”) +‎ Middle Dutch hout (“rising deciduous forest”).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Haar‧lem‧mer‧hout

Proper noun

Haarlemmerhout n

  1. a neighbourhood of Haarlem, North Holland, Netherlands

References

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