Braakhuizen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Braechuysen in 1635. Compound of braak (“intensively ploughed land, heath converted to farmland”) and the plural form of huis (“house”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /braːkˈɦœy̯.zə(n)/
Hyphenation: Braak‧hui‧zen
Rhymes: -œy̯zən

Proper noun

Braakhuizen n

A neighbourhood of Geldrop-Mierlo, North Brabant, Netherlands

References

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