Benoordenhout

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as by noorden hout in 1497. Compound of benoorden (“to the north of”) and hout (“rising deciduous forest”) (referring here to the Haagse Bos forest). The toponym contrasts with Bezuidenhout.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Be‧noor‧den‧hout

Proper noun

Benoordenhout n

1. A neighbourhood of Den Haag, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

Derived terms

• Benoordenhouter
• Benoordenhouts

References

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