Hultje

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Hultjen in 1692. Potentially derived from a diminutive form of a dialectal variant of hil (“hill, elevated place”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɦʏl.tjə/
  • Hyphenation: Hul‧tje
  • Rhymes: -ʏltjə

Proper noun

Hultje n

  1. A hamlet in Maashorst, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

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