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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as apud houlten in 1096. Compound of holt (“rising deciduous forest”) and heem (“home, settlement”). Compare Stokkem, Stokhem and Stokkum.
See also Limburgish Houtem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɦɑu̯.təm/
- Hyphenation: Hout‧hem
Proper noun
Houthem n
- A village and former municipality of Valkenburg aan de Geul, Limburg, Netherlands
Derived terms
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN