Vinkhuizen

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as 't Vinkhuis in 1718. Likely a compound of dialectal vinke (“bad turf, sludge”) and the plural form of huis (“house”). Named after a farmhouse.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈvɪŋkˌɦœy̯.zə(n)/
Hyphenation: Vink‧hui‧zen

Proper noun

Vinkhuizen n

A neighbourhood of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands

References

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