Mauritsfort

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Mauritius Fort in 1636. Compound of Maurits (a personal name) and fort (“fortress”). Named after a fort constructed by Prince Maurice of Orange.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑu̯.rɪtsˌfɔrt/
  • Hyphenation: Mau‧rits‧fort

Proper noun

Mauritsfort n

  1. a hamlet in Terneuzen, Zeeland, Netherlands

References

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