Benoordenhout
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as by noorden hout in 1497. Compound of benoorden (“to the north of”) and hout (“rising deciduous forest”) (referring here to the Haagse Bos forest). The toponym contrasts with Bezuidenhout.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Be‧noor‧den‧hout
Proper noun
Benoordenhout n
- A neighbourhood of Den Haag, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
Derived terms
- Benoordenhouter
- Benoordenhouts
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “benoordenhout”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN