Holthuizen

Dutch

Etymology

• (Montferland) First attested as buerscap van holthuzen in 1463. Compound of holt (“dense forest”) and the plural form of huis (“house”).
• (Zevenaar) First attested as 't guet to holthusen in the 14th century. Compound of holt (“dense forest”) and the plural form of huis (“house”).
• (Overijssel) First attested as holthusen in 1408. Compound of holt (“dense forest”) and the plural form of huis (“house”). See also Dutch Low Saxon Holthuuzn, Holthuzen.
• (Arnhem) Attested as Klein Holthüzen in 1632. Compound of holt (“dense forest”) and the plural form of huis (“house”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦɔltˌɦœy̯.zə(n)/
• Hyphenation: Holt‧hui‧zen

Proper noun

Holthuizen n

1. A hamlet in Montferland, Gelderland, Netherlands.
2. A hamlet in Zevenaar, Gelderland, Netherlands.
3. A hamlet in Haaksbergen, Overijssel, Netherlands.
4. A neighborhood of Arnhem, Gelderland, Netherlands.

References

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