Venhorst

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of ven (“small pool in a forest or heath”) and horst (“overgrown elevated place”). The element ven was added to distinguish the settlement from Landhorst.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈvɛn.ɦɔrst/
  • Hyphenation: Ven‧horst

Proper noun

Venhorst n

  1. A village in Boekel, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

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