Montfoort
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch Montfoort.
Proper noun
Montfoort
- A city and municipality of Utrecht, Netherlands.
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as montfort around 1179. Likely named after a locality in France, possibly French Montfort-l’Aumary. Originally the name of a castle. Compare Hardenberg, Montfort, Sterkenburg and Stoutenburg.
Pronunciation
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Mont‧foort
Proper noun
Montfoort n
- A city and municipality of Utrecht, Netherlands
- Synonym: Knopengein (Carnival nickname)
- Meronyms: Achthoven, Blokland, Cattenbroek, Heeswijk, Knollemanshoek, Linschoten, Mastwijk, Willeskop
Derived terms
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “montfoort”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN