Binckhorst
Dutch
Etymology
- (Noord-Brabant) (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
- (Zuid-Holland) First attested as huys ten binchorst in 1308. Named after a former castle, the name of which derives from a compound of Middle Dutch bink (“lump, pile”) and horst (“overgrown elevated place”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɪŋk.ɦɔrst/
- Hyphenation: Binck‧horst
Proper noun
Binckhorst n
- A neighbourhood of 's-Hertogenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
- A neighbourhood of Den Haag, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “binkhorst”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN