Medevoort

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as meerenvort in 1430. Compound of Middle Dutch mede (“middle, mid-”) and voorde (“ford, crossing”). As there is no river near the settlement, it is possible that voorde is used here in the rarer sense of "dry road running through a humid area".

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmeː.dəˌvoːrt/
Hyphenation: Me‧de‧voort

Proper noun

Medevoort n

A hamlet in Helmond, North Brabant, Netherlands

References

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