Etymology[edit]
Attested as Botshooft in 1617. Potentially a compound of bots (“dead on, right on”) and hoofd (“pier, jetty”).
See also Zealandic Pesoôt.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˈbɔts.ɦoːft/
- Hyphenation: Bots‧hoofd
Proper noun[edit]
Botshoofd n
- A hamlet in Tholen, Zeeland, Netherlands.
References[edit]
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “botshoofd”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
