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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as tgoit ten vernhout in 1340. Compound of an inflected form of ver (“far, distant”) and hout (“rising deciduous forest”). So named to distinguish the settlement from a former hamlet called Hout which was once located close to Sint-Oedenrode.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvɛrn.ɦɑu̯t/
- Hyphenation: Vern‧hout
Proper noun
Vernhout n
- A hamlet in Meierijstad, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN