Venhuizen

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Venhuizen.

Proper noun

Venhuizen (plural Venhuizens)

1. A surname from Dutch.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Venhuizen is the 41799^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 520 individuals. Venhuizen is most common among White (95.38%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Venhuizen”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as veinhusen around 1312. Compound of Middle Dutch veen (“peat bog, marsh”) and the plural form of huus (“house”). The first element was gradually reinterpreted to ven (“pasture”).

Pronunciation

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• Hyphenation: Ven‧hui‧zen

Proper noun

Venhuizen n

1. A village and former municipality of Drechterland, North Holland, Netherlands

Derived terms

• Venhuizenaar
• Venhuizer

References

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