Houtdorp

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Potentially attested as holthuson around the middle of the 12th century, attested with certainty as Houtdorp in 1612. Compound of holt (rising forest) and dorp (village, settlement).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈɦɑu̯t.dɔrp/
  • Hyphenation: Hout‧dorp

Proper noun[edit]

Houtdorp n

  1. A hamlet in Ermelo, Gelderland, Netherlands.

References[edit]

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