Boekhorst

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Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Bueckhorst in 1622. Compound of a dialectal form of beuk (“beech, Fagus sp.”) and horst (“overgrown elevated place”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbuk.ɦɔrst/
  • Hyphenation: Boek‧horst

Proper noun

Boekhorst n

  1. A hamlet in Ooststellingwerf, Friesland, Netherlands

References

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