Houthem
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
First attested as apud houlten in 1096. Compound of holt (“rising deciduous forest”) and heem (“home, settlement”). Compare Stokkem, Stokhem and Stokkum.
See also Limburgish Houtem.
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Proper noun[edit]
Houthem n
- A village and former municipality of Valkenburg aan de Geul, Limburg, Netherlands.
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References[edit]
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN