Poppenhuizen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as popingha in 1369. Calque of West Frisian Poppenhúzen, a compound of Poppinga (a surname) and the plural form of hûs (“house”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɔ.pə(n)ˌɦœy̯.zə(n)/
• Hyphenation: Pop‧pen‧hui‧zen

Proper noun

Poppenhuizen n

1. A hamlet in Heerenveen, Friesland, Netherlands

References

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