Haringhuizen
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Dutch[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- Heringhúze (West Frisian)
Etymology[edit]
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[edit]
- Hyphenation: Ha‧ring‧hui‧zen
Proper noun[edit]
Haringhuizen n
- A village in Hollands Kroon, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.