Nieuw-Helvoet

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as nieuwhellevoeter-landt in 1367. Compound of Middle Dutch nieu (“new”) and the toponym Hellevoet (a compound of the hydronym Helle and voet (“foot, bottom”)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /niu̯ ˈɦɛl.vut/
  • Hyphenation: Nieuw-‧Hel‧voet

Proper noun

Nieuw-Helvoet n

  1. a village and former municipality of Voorne aan Zee, South Holland, Netherlands

Derived terms

  • Nieuw-Helvoeter

References

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