Bosschenhuizen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as busgenhusen in 1378. Compound of bos (“forest”) and the plural form of huis (“house”). The reading of the first element as the surname Buskens is erroneous.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌbɔ.sə(n)ˈɦœy̯.zə(n)/
• Hyphenation: Bos‧schen‧hui‧zen
• Rhymes: -œy̯zən

Proper noun

Bosschenhuizen n

1. A hamlet in Simpelveld, Limburg, Netherlands

References

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