Voorhout

Dutch

Etymology

  • (Teylingen) First attested as vuroholz, vuoreholt and voreholt in the first half of the 11th century. Compound of Old Dutch fora (“forward, front-”) and holt (“rising deciduous forest”).
  • (Den Haag) Attested as t'Voorhout in 1609. Compound of voor (“in front of”) and hout (“rising deciduous forest”) (referring here to the Haagse Bos forest).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Voor‧hout

Proper noun

Voorhout n

  1. a village and former municipality of Teylingen, South Holland, Netherlands
    Synonym: Bokkendorp (Carnival nickname)
  2. a neighbourhood of The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands

Derived terms

  • Voorhouter
  • Voorhouts

References

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