Boshuizen

Dutch

Etymology
  • (Limburg) (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
  • (Zuid-Holland) First attested as buschusa in 1125-1130. Compound of Old Dutch busc (“forest”) and the plural form of hus (“house”). The current neighbourhood is named after a polder, which is named in turn after a former fiefdom.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbɔsˌɦœy̯.zə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: Bos‧hui‧zen

Proper noun

Boshuizen n

  1. A hamlet in Venray, Limburg, Netherlands.
  2. A neighbourhood of Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

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