Boerenhol
Dutch
Etymology
Attested as Boerenhol in 1838-1857. Potentially derived from the plural form of boer (“farmer”) and hol (“lair, hole”). Although the second element is often interpreted as Zealandic nol (“remnant of a levee”), there is no indication going by the oldest attestations that the toponym actually contains nol.
See also Zealandic Boer'nol.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbuː.rə(n)ˌɦɔl/
- Hyphenation: Boe‧ren‧hol
Proper noun
Boerenhol n
- A hamlet in Sluis, Zeeland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “boerenhol”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN