Medevoort

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as meerenvort in 1430. Compound of Middle Dutch mede (“middle, mid-”) and voorde (“ford, crossing”). As there is no river near the settlement, it is possible that voorde is used here in the rarer sense of "dry road running through a humid area".

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmeː.dəˌvoːrt/
  • Hyphenation: Me‧de‧voort

Proper noun

Medevoort n

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

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