Haringhuizen

Dutch

Alternative forms

  • Heringhúze (West Frisian)

Etymology

First attested as heringhehusen in 1344. Compound of Middle Dutch Here (a personal name) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing- and the plural form of huus (“house”). The first element was gradually reinterpreted to haring (“herring, Clupea harengus”).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Ha‧ring‧hui‧zen

Proper noun

Haringhuizen n

  1. a village in Hollands Kroon, North Holland, Netherlands

Derived terms

  • Haringhuizer
  • Haringhuizens

References

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