Boekhorst

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Bueckhorst in 1622. Compound of a dialectal form of beuk (“beech, Fagus sp.”) and horst (“overgrown elevated place”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbuk.ɦɔrst/
• Hyphenation: Boek‧horst

Proper noun

Boekhorst n

1. A hamlet in Ooststellingwerf, Friesland, Netherlands

References

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