Boschoord

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Kolonie No 7 in 1846. Compound of van den Bosch (“a surname”) and oord (“place”). The settlement was named after Johannes van de Bosch, a government administrator who promoted the concept of sending the poor and dispossed to work settlements in Drenthe in order to transform them into model citizens. Compare Frederiksoord, Wilhelminaoord and Willemsoord.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɔs.oːrt/
• Hyphenation: Bosch‧oord

Proper noun

Boschoord n

1. A hamlet in Westerveld, Drenthe, Netherlands.

References

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