Haarlemmerhout

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as haerlem by den houte in 1311. Compound of the toponym Haarlem and Middle Dutch hout (“rising deciduous forest”).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Haar‧lem‧mer‧hout

Proper noun

Haarlemmerhout n

  1. A neighbourhood of Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

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