Bolshuizen

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Bolshuizen in 1851-1855. Compound of Bols (“a surname”) or Bolsema (“a surname”) and the plural form of huis (“house”).

See also Dutch Low Saxon Bolshoezen.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbɔlsˌɦœy̯.zə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: Bols‧hui‧zen

Proper noun

Bolshuizen n

  1. A hamlet in Westerkwartier, Groningen, Netherlands.

References
  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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