Oosterhuizen

Dutch

Etymology

• (Gelderland) First attested as osterhusen in 1235. Compound of ooster (“east, eastern”) and the plural form of huis (“house”).
• (Groningen) First attested as osterhem in the 11th century. Compound of Old Frisian oster (“eastern, east-”) and heem (“home, settlement”). The second element was gradually replaced with the plural form of huis (“house”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈoːs.tərˌɦœy̯.zə(n)/
• Hyphenation: Oos‧ter‧hui‧zen

Proper noun

Oosterhuizen n

1. A hamlet in Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Netherlands.
2. A hamlet in Het Hogeland, Groningen, Netherlands.

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN