Hugten

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as hugeten in 1172. Derived from either Old Dutch hogete (“underbrush, wasteland”) or Middle Dutch hocht (“underbrush, wasteland”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɦʏx.tə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: Hug‧ten
  • Rhymes: -ʏxtən

Proper noun

Hugten n

  1. A hamlet in Cranendonck, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

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