Voorhof

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Dutch

Etymology

  • (Delft) Attested as Voorhof in 1957. Derived from voorhof (“forecourt”). The toponym contrasts with Buitenhof.
  • (Leiderdorp) Derived from voorhof (“forecourt”). The toponym contrasts with Binnenhof and Buitenhof.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Voor‧hof

Proper noun

Voorhof n

  1. A neighbourhood of Delft, South Holland, Netherlands
  2. A neighbourhood of Leiderdorp, South Holland, Netherlands

References

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