Bezuidenhout

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as Besuyderhout in 1615. Compound of bezuiden (“to the south of”) and hout (“rising deciduous forest”) (referring to the Haagse Bos forest). The toponym contrasts with Benoordenhout.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Be‧zui‧den‧hout

Proper noun

Bezuidenhout n

1. A neighbourhood of The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands

Derived terms

• Bezuidenhouter
• Bezuidenhouts

References

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