Billinghuizen
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as Billenhuizen in 1838-1857. Derived from Old Dutch Bilo (“a personal name”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ing- and the plural form of huis (“house”).
See also Limburgish Billinghoeze.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌbɪ.lɪŋˈɦœy̯.zə(n)/
- Hyphenation: Bil‧ling‧hui‧zen
- Rhymes: -œy̯zən
Proper noun
Billinghuizen n
- A hamlet in Gulpen-Wittem, Limburg, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN