Hoenderdaal

Dutch

Etymology

First attested in 1834. Compound of hoender (“fowl, gallinaceous bird”) and dal (“dale, valley”). Named after a farmstead.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Hoen‧der‧daal

Proper noun

Hoenderdaal n

1. A neighbourhood of Utrechtse Heuvelrug, Utrecht, Netherlands

References

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