Attested as Den Hont [sic] in 1639. Derived from hout (“rising deciduous forest”).
De Hout n
- A hamlet in Drechterland, North Holland, Netherlands
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “de hout”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN