Bonte Poort

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Jan Rutgersengoet in 1608. Derived from bont (“motley”) and poort (“gate”). Named after a tollhouse-cum-inn named in turn after a nearby farmhouse. The element bont refers to the motley nature of the inn's customers.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɔn.tə ˈpoːrt/
• Hyphenation: Bon‧te Poort
• Rhymes: -oːrt

Proper noun

Bonte Poort n

1. A hamlet in Bunschoten, Utrecht, Netherlands

References

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