Goëngahuizen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Gonyehuisen in 1573. Calque of West Frisian Goaïingahuzen, a compound of Goinga (“a surname”) and the plural form of hûs (“house”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɣoː.ɛn.ɣaːˌɦœy̯.zə(n)/
• Hyphenation: Go‧en‧ga‧hui‧zen

Proper noun

Goëngahuizen n

1. A village in Smallingerland, Friesland, Netherlands.

References

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