Vloet

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as de Vloet in 1728. Derived from dialectal vloet (“pasture next to a watercourse which floods regularly”). Compare Vleut and Vloeieind.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /vlut/
  • Hyphenation: Vloet
  • Rhymes: -ut

Proper noun

Vloet 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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