Houten

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Houten.

Proper noun

Houten

1. A town and municipality of Utrecht, Netherlands.

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as haltna in 918-948. Etymology unknown. Not derived from hout (“rising deciduous forest”) or Latin altus (“high”).

Pronunciation

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• Hyphenation: Hou‧ten

Proper noun

Houten n

1. A town and municipality of Utrecht, Netherlands

   Meronyms: De Heul, Heemstede, Honswijk, Leebrug, Oud-Wulven, Schalkwijk, 't Goy, Tull en 't Waal, Wayen

Derived terms

• Houtenaar, Houtenees
• Houtens

References

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