Zevenhuizen

Dutch

Etymology

• (Zuidplas) First attested as sevenhuijsen in 1244. Compound of Middle Dutch seven (“seven”) and the plural form of huus (“house”).
• (Westerkwartier) First attested as ZEVENHUIZEN in 1851. Compound of zeven (“seven”) and the plural form of huis (“house”). See also Dutch Low Saxon Zeuvenhuzen.
• (Noardeast-Fryslân) Attested as Zevenhuizen in 1936. Calque of West Frisian Sânhuzen, a compound of sân (“seven”) and the plural form of hûs (“house”). The element sân may be a literal reference to seven houses or a metaphor for "many".
• (Tytsjerksteradiel) Attested as Zevenhuizen in 1936. Calque of West Frisian Sânhuzen, a compound of sân (“seven”) and the plural form of hûs (“house”). The element sân may be a literal reference to seven houses or a metaphor for "many".
• (Het Hogeland) Compound of zeven (“seven”) and the plural form of huis (“house”). See also Dutch Low Saxon Zeuvenhoezen.
• (Heeze-Leende) First attested as Zevenhuis in 1710. Compound of zeven (“seven”) and the plural form of huis (“house”).
• (Moerdijk) First attested as Zevenhuizen in 1845. Compound of zeven (“seven”) and the plural form of huis (“house”).
• (Noord-Holland) First attested as Zevenhuizen in 1839-1859. Compound of zeven (“seven”) and the plural form of huis (“house”).
• (Utrecht) First attested as soevenhuysen in 1469. Compound of Middle Dutch seven (“seven”) and the plural form of huus (“house”).
• (Kaag en Braassem) First attested as zeuenhusen in 1281. Compound of Middle Dutch seven (“seven”) and the plural form of huus (“house”).
• (Gelderland) First attested as de Seven Huysen in 1629. Compound of zeven (“seven”) and the plural form of huis (“house”). The hamlet was initially made up of seven houses. Formerly an independent hamlet.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzeː.və(n)ˌɦœy̯.zə(n)/
• Hyphenation: Ze‧ven‧hui‧zen

Proper noun

Zevenhuizen n

1. A village and former municipality of Zuidplas, South Holland, Netherlands
2. A village in Westerkwartier, Groningen, Netherlands
3. A hamlet in Noardeast-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands
4. A hamlet in Tytsjerksteradiel, Friesland, Netherlands
5. A hamlet in Het Hogeland, Groningen, Netherlands
6. A hamlet in Heeze-Leende, North Brabant, Netherlands
7. A hamlet in Moerdijk, North Brabant, Netherlands
8. A hamlet in Texel, North Holland, Netherlands
9. A hamlet in Bunschoten, Utrecht, Netherlands
10. A hamlet in Kaag en Braassem, South Holland, Netherlands
11. A neighborhood of Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Netherlands

Derived terms

• Zevenhuizenaar
• Zevenhuizer
• Zevenhuizen-Moerkapelle

References

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