Bezuidenhout
Dutch
Etymology
Attested as Besuyderhout in 1615. Compound of bezuiden (“to the south of”) and hout (“rising deciduous forest”) (referring to the Haagse Bos forest). The toponym contrasts with Benoordenhout.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Be‧zui‧den‧hout
Proper noun
Bezuidenhout n
- A neighbourhood of Den Haag, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
Derived terms
- Bezuidenhouter
- Bezuidenhouts
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “bezuidenhout”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN