Voorhout

Dutch

Etymology

• (Teylingen) First attested as vuroholz, vuoreholt and voreholt in the first half of the 11th century. Compound of Old Dutch fora (“forward, front-”) and holt (“rising deciduous forest”).
• (Den Haag) Attested as t'Voorhout in 1609. Compound of voor (“in front of”) and hout (“rising deciduous forest”) (referring here to the Haagse Bos forest).

Pronunciation

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• Hyphenation: Voor‧hout

Proper noun

Voorhout n

1. A village and former municipality of Teylingen, South Holland, Netherlands

   Synonym: Bokkendorp (Carnival nickname)

2. A neighbourhood of The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands

Derived terms

• Voorhouter
• Voorhouts

References

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