Broekhuizen

Dutch

Etymology

• (Limburg) First attested as bruchusen in 1246. Compound of broek (“marsh, marshland”) and the dative plural form of huis (“house”).
• (Zuid-Holland) Compound of the toponym Broek or broek (“marsh, marshland”) and the dative plural form of huis (“house”).
• (Drenthe) First attested as broechusen in 1376. Compound of broek (“marsh, marshland”) and the dative plural form of huis (“house”). See also Dutch Low Saxon Broekhuzen.
• (Overijssel) Attested as Bruijckhuijsen in 1617. Compound of broek (“marsh, marshland”) and the dative plural form of huis (“house”). See also Dutch Low Saxon Broekhuzen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbrukˌɦœy̯.zə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: Broek‧hui‧zen

Proper noun

Broekhuizen n

1. A village and former municipality of Horst aan de Maas, Limburg, Netherlands
2. A hamlet and former municipality of Gouda, South Holland, Netherlands
3. A hamlet in Meppel, Drenthe, Netherlands
4. A hamlet in Dalfsen, Overijssel, Netherlands

Derived terms

• Broekhuizenaar
• Broekhuizens
• Broekhuizenvorst

References

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