Venhorst

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of ven (“small pool in a forest or heath”) and horst (“overgrown elevated place”). The element ven was added to distinguish the settlement from Landhorst.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈvɛn.ɦɔrst/
Hyphenation: Ven‧horst

Proper noun

Venhorst n

A village in Boekel, North Brabant, Netherlands

References

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