Papenvoort

Dutch

Etymology
  • (Drenthe) First attested as Papenuoort in 1634. Compound of Middle Dutch Pape (“a personal name”) or pape (“clergyman”) and voorde (“ford, crossing”).
  • (Noord-Brabant) First attested as papenvoirt and papenvort in 1311. Compound of Middle Dutch Pape (“a personal name”) or pape (“clergyman”) and voorde (“ford, crossing”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈpaː.pə(n)ˌvoːrt/
  • Hyphenation: Pa‧pen‧voort

Proper noun

Papenvoort n

  1. A hamlet in Aa en Hunze, Drenthe, Netherlands.
  2. A hamlet in Land van Cuijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

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