Voorhout
Dutch
Etymology
- (Teylingen) First attested as vuroholz, vuoreholt and voreholt in the first half of the 11th century. Compound of Old Dutch fora (“forward, front-”) and holt (“rising deciduous forest”).
- (Den Haag) Attested as t'Voorhout in 1609. Compound of voor (“in front of”) and hout (“rising deciduous forest”) (referring here to the Haagse Bos forest).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Voor‧hout
Proper noun
Voorhout n
- A village and former municipality of Teylingen, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
- Synonym: Bokkendorp (Carnival nickname)
- A neighbourhood of Den Haag, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
Derived terms
- Voorhouter
- Voorhouts
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “voorhout”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN