Banholt

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as bannoyt in 1294-1295. Compound of ban (“legal district, legal boundary”) and hout (“rising deciduous forest”). Compare Bommerig.

See also Limburgish Tebannet.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbɑn.ɦɔlt/
  • Hyphenation: Ban‧holt

Proper noun

Banholt n

  1. A village in Eijsden-Margraten, Limburg, Netherlands.

Derived terms
  • Banholtenaar
  • Banholts

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